Summary
When retired dentist Barney Clark received a total artificial heart in December 1982, it made medical history because there was no realistic prospect that it would ever be replaced with a biological transplant. Clark would be connected to a dishwasher-sized power and control unit for life. He lived 112 days.
This film tells the story of artificial hearts and ventricular assists, featuring the Clark story and interviews with his surgeon, William DeVries and also heart surgery pioneers Adrian Kantrowitz and Denton Cooley.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Dilly Barlow Jack Fortune Paul Vaughan Colin Riach
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 2, 1983
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary
When retired dentist Barney Clark received a total artificial heart in December 1982, it made medical history because there was no realistic prospect that it would ever be replaced with a biological transplant. Clark would be connected to a dishwasher-sized power and control unit for life. He lived 112 days.
This film tells the story of artificial hearts and ventricular assists, featuring the Clark story and interviews with his surgeon, William DeVries and also heart surgery pioneers Adrian Kantrowitz and Denton Cooley.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 2, 1983
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
