Beating Heart Transplant Machine on Display at London Science Museum
July 8, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Next week, I have planned a trip to the London Science Museum to celebrate National Transplant Week. The TransMedics equipment that was part of the first successful beating heart transplant carried out in the UK in May will be on display.
A heart is placed within a sterile chamber and then revived. Blood is sampled and the heart tested using ultrasound. Monitors track vital signs and provide important information for surgical teams assessing the heart for transplant. Pumps maintain a pulse-like flow of blood and nutrients to the heart stop it from deteriorating and becoming too damaged for a successful transplant.
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London Science Museum
Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD, England
T: 0870 870 4868
Open: Daily 10.00-18.00
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