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Show Mechanical Pump Aids Heart Surgery r 1 ,mmammmmm,ik.r,m, i i i i.i.i.iii nUff i ' - I Performs Work of Heart While Surgeons Operate Tbe pump shown here in action Is an artificial heart Made of stainless stain-less steel, glass and rubber, it takes over tbe function of pumping blood to the body during heart surgery. Tbe heart Is temporarily emptied of blood which is by passed around it. This Is a great advantage to the surgeon since It permits him to open and operate on the almost bloodless heart by direct vision. If the me chanlcal heart is not used, he must depend on sense of touch alone. The development of the mechanical mechan-ical heart marks another milestone In the forward march of surgery which has advanced rapidly since the first successful heart operation only 15 years ago. Contributions to the Heart Fund will help support the kind of scientific scien-tific research that made this mechanical me-chanical heart possible. Gifts to the Heart Fund can be sent to your .Heart Association or to.'Heart. care o( Post Offlc-)." |