Tianjiu the sheep with a metal heart implant has lived for 62 days

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TUESDAY 14 MAY 2013

Doctors in China have implanted a metal heart into a sheep using state of the art aerospace technology.

Tianjiu the sheep was given a battery-powered heart, which uses magnetic suspension and hydrodynamic bearings to produce an implantable third generation ventricular assist device.

The device is the first of its kind and the technology was jointly developed by scientists at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital.

The operation was carried out as part of an experiment to test the new technology, which if successful could end the suffering of millions of people in China.

Tianjiu has lived for 62 days so far and is said to be doing well, after receiving the implant back in March.

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Another video from chinanews.com

vid showing the metal heart (pump）_ws.enorth.com.cn

 

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Thank you 天久 Tianjiu!

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2013年5月13日，參加發佈會的嘉賓與試驗羊“天久”合影。當日，由中國運載火箭技術研究院和泰達國際心血管病醫院醫學團隊合作研製的磁液雙懸浮血泵與公眾見面，這也是我國首個可植入的、第三代心室輔助裝置。截至5月13日，植入該裝置的試驗羊“天久”已經在泰心醫院動物實驗中心健康存活61天，創下了國內植入第三代心室輔助裝置的最長存活紀錄。新華社記者張超群 攝



May 13, 2013

Guests participating in the conference with the experimental sheep "Tianjiu" photo. Date of the magnetic fluid, jointly developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and TEDA International Cardiovascular Disease Hospital medical team in Tianjin dual suspension blood pump to meet with the public, which is China's first implantable, the third generation of a ventricular assist device. As of May 13, the implantation of the device test sheep "Tianjiu" in the the TEDA Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Experimental Animal Center of Health has survived for 61 days, setting a ventricular assist device implanted in the third generation of domestic longest survival record.

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Chaoqun

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Great work . Its an Impressive feat indeed .

 

[jha]

Great Job.... Kudos...

 

[Cheetah786]

Great job.......... and congratulation