Along with problems of design and bacterial contamination, Lindbergh also had to contend with the issues of fame. Following his transatlantic flight, the young aviator had developed a heightened unease with the rabid media attention.
His attempt to maintain anonymity while working at the Institute was met with only modest success. At his first visit, Lindbergh attempted to sneak in via a side door, but he was quickly discovered by crowds of adoring technicians and staff members.
No one at the Institute was permitted to discuss his work or presence with the press and Lindbergh was able to maintain some degree of anonymity. Though the design continued to have problems with low pressure and bacterial contamination, the device perfused a carotid artery for a month. In May , Lindbergh published the results of a device that circulated fluid constantly through a closed system. It hit the press with very little fanfare, in large part because his article was one of the shortest published in Science and probably the only one to appear unsigned.
Nevertheless, this was the first hint of the dramatic news story to come. For the next three years, Lindbergh and Carrel made improvements to the initial design and technique. This new pump had no moving parts. The air introduced into the system was filtered through sterile cotton, which significantly reduced the problem of contamination. The entire device, made all of glass, could be easily sterilized in an autoclave.
The top chamber of the device housed the organ. Perfusion liquid was housed in the lower chamber, fed to the organ via a glass feed tube, and ultimately allowing gravity to pull the fluid through the chambers back to the reservoir chamber from which it began. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. View manifest View in Mirador. Description This perfusion pump was invented by aviator Charles Lindbergh and Dr. Alexis Carrel, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his work in vascular surgery.
The glass pump was used to preserve animal organs outside the body, by pushing "artificial blood" through the pump and into the organ by way of a tube connected to the organ's artery keeping the organ alive for weeks. The Lindbergh-Carrel perfusion pump led to the development of the heart-lung machine and the feasibility of stopping the heart for open-heart surgery. Object Name pump perfusion pump date made ca inventor Lindbergh, Charles A.
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