Guide to Collections Relating to the History of Artificial Internal Organs

industry and laboratories

ABIOMED

Arrow International

Baxter Health Care Corporation

Boston Scientific Corporation SCIMED

CardioWest Technologies Inc.

Datascope Corporation

Institute for Biomedical Engineering

L-VAD Technology Inc.

McGowan Center for Artificial Organs

Medtronic Inc.

Senko Medical Instrument Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems

Terumo R&D Center

Texas Heart Institute

Thermo Cardiosystems Inc.

Thoratec Laboratories Corporation

University of Michigan Extracorporeal Circulation Laboratory

University of Ottowa Heart Institute

University of Sao Paulo, Heart Institute, Bioengineering Division

University of Utah, Bioengineering Department

Utah Artificial Heart Institute

Vitagen Incorporated

Repository L-VAD Technology, Inc.
 
Address 300 River Place, Suite 6850, Detroit, Michigan 48207
Telephone (313) 446-2800
Fax Number (313) 446-2801
Website
 
Contact Person Jean Kantrowitz
email CardioVad@aol.com
 
Access and Services Appointment required.
 
Abstract This laboratory in its non-profit and, more recently, for-profit lives has pursued the research and development of methods to assist the failing heart almost exclusively. During the 1960's there was a subprogram spin-off to solve the problem of long-term control of the diaphragmatic muscle to be used as a means of cardiac assist for heart failure patients. A variety of experiments were conducted using neuromuscular stimulation to control the function of impaired organs.
 
 

Collections

title/date L-VAD Technology, Inc. Collection, 1952-1992
 
Collection ID
 
Quantity 18 identified project files (unknown linear feet); 4 films; 8 prototypes; photographs (unknown number)
 
Biographical Note This laboratory is driven by the cardiac surgical research of Adrian Kantrowitz (born 1918).
 
Collection Description This laboratory has manuscripts, original art work, grant applications, many prototypes, slides and films related to the following:
  • 1952 - Physiological experiments that first demonstrated the feasibility of assisting the work of the heart by means of diastolic augmentation
  • 1959 - First use of non-cardiac muscle for myocardial assistance, more recently approached as cardiac myoplasty
  • 1962 - Development of the implantable cardiac pacemaker
  • 1966 - First implantation in the world of a cardiac assist device intended to remain in the body for the treatment of a patient in severe chronic heart failure
  • 1967 - First heart transplant in the United States, second in the world, and first of an infant
  • 1968 - Development of intraaortic balloon pump for short-term use in patients in cardiogenic shock and first clinical use
  • 1972 - Treatment of first patient in severe chronic heart failure to be discharged to home with a device intended to remain permanently in the body
  • 1992 - Development, jointly with Aisin Human Systems, of a closed loop, totally automatic IABP system
 
Finding Aid A short itemized listing compiled.
 
Restrictions Permission required.
 
Related Material None

Last reviewed: 27 August 2008
Last updated: 12 January 2007
First published: 01 March 2002
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