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 : Stacy Keach Jay O. Sanders Eric Meyers Craig Sechler
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 17, 1983
Countries of origin : United States Canada Japan Australia United Kingdom France
Official sites : Official Facebook Official Instagram
Language : English
Filming locations : Aceh, Indonesia
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Studios ARTE
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 17, 1983
Countries of origin : United States Canada Japan Australia United Kingdom France
Official sites : Official Facebook Official Instagram
Language : English
Filming locations : Aceh, Indonesia
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Studios ARTE
