Bionics

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
15th Mar, 1885	First artificial heart-lung apparatus	M. von Frey and M. Gruber (Leipzig) build and use the first artificial heart-lung apparatus for organ perfusion studies. Their device relies on a thin film of blood and included heating and cooling chambers, manometers, and sampling outlets, which permits monitoring of temperature, pressure, and blood gases during perfusion.
4th Dec, 1925	First hemodialysis of 5 patients	G. Haas (Germany) performs first clinical hemodialysis of 5 patients, using a modification of the Hopkins artificial kidney.
17th Mar, 1940	Heparin used for the first time	Heparin is used for the first time in human patients by Gordon Murray of Toronto.
11th May, 1945	Stationary drum artificial kidney developed by G. Murray	Stationary drum artificial kidney developed by G. Murray
13th Jun, 1957	First neural prothesis
15th Nov, 1962	First successful kidney transplant	The first successful kidney transplant in unrelated humans is performed by Joseph Murray of Boston
14th Jan, 1967	First human cardiac transplant is carried out by Christian Barnard of South Africa	Heart Transplant
26th Oct, 1999	First clinical application of a fully-implantable circulatory support system	First clinical application of a fully-implantable circulatory support system

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