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Stovain was the first succesful substitute for cocaine as local anesthetic.
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Developed by Alfred Einhorn, Novocain was the new local anesthetic, widely used by doctors and dentists.
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Developed by John Hopps was the world's first external pacemaker
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The first successfull kidney transplant was performed on identical twins.
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The first fully implantable pacemaker was done so in 1958. It was designed by Rune Elmqvist. The surgery was performed by surgeon Ake Senning. Though the pacemaker failed, the patient went on to get 26 in his lifetime and outlived both the surgeon and the designer.
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The Concept of IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) was pioneered by Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards.
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The insulin pump was developed by Dr. Arnold Kadish. It was the size of an adult backpack, but overtime as technology and medicine have advanced they have become much smaller and more accurate.
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The first liver transplant was performed by a team of surgeons led by Dr. Thomas Starlz.
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Performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard was the world's first succesful heart transplant.
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This was invented by Charles Dotter. He developed his first stent in 1969 which was implanted in a dog.
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Raymond Damadian discovered the basis of using magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for medical diagnosis.
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The world's first baby to be concieved by IVF is born.
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1977 saw the construction of the first full body MRI scanner.
