Mayo-Gibbon Heart-Lung Machine

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Description: The invention of the heart-lung machine is one of the most significant contributions in the history of cardiac surgery. These machines are used to temporarily replace the function of the heart and lungs, supporting the circulation of blood through the body. The natural heart is by-passed and the heart-lung machine takes over for the patients organs.; The Mayo-Gibbon heart-lung machine was patterned after the Gibbon heart-lung machine designed by John Gibbon, M.D. in 1949. Four years later John Kirklin and his associates at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota began using and improving upon a Gibbon-type heart-lung machine.; In the past three decades, the application of heart-lung machines has been greatly expanded not only for cardiopulmonary bypass during open-heart surgery but also for long-term pulmonary or cardiopulmonary support, called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or precutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS).
Location: Currently not on view

ca 1960s

Physical Description: plastic (overall material); chromium plate (overall material); stainless steel (overall material); rubber (overall material); plexiglass (overall material); teflon (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 182 cm x 77 cm x 96 cm; 71 5/8 in x 30 5/16 in x 37 13/16 in; part 6: 47 cm x 7 cm x 15.6 cm; 18 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in x 6 1/8 in; overall: 71 3/4 in x 37 3/4 in x 31 in; 182.245 cm x 95.885 cm x 78.74 cm

Related Publication: Shumacker, Harris B.. The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery; Fye, W. Bruce. American Cardiology: The History of a Speciality and College

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