Artificial Lungs - A New Hope

An artificial lung is shown to work back in a small sheep so that it can be taken back to the backpack. This is one of the many tools that can change the lives of those whose lungs are failing, and which are completely dependent on large machines.

People suffering from lungs usually use machines in the hospital to supply oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide from the blood. That means they are stuck on the bed, they are obstructing their recovery. Even if they are enough to get up, many employees also need to move heavy machines and tubing around. After the 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak, interest in better options increased, when many patients ended up with such support.

People suffering from severe lung infection or those waiting for transplantation can prevent artificial lungs. Still, the technique seems difficult to make a mechanical heart, say. William Federspel of the University of Pittsburgh says, "The heart is just a pump, whereas there is a complex network of branches of air cells in the lungs that allow gases to spread in the blood." There is tremendous potential for gas exchange in the lungs. , And there is no such technique that can come close to efficiency. "
People with infected lungs usually use large machines in the hospital to supply oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide from the blood. That means they are stuck on the bed, they are obstructing their recovery. Even if they are enough to get up, many employees also need to move heavy machines and tubing around. After the 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak, interest in better options increased, when many patients ended up with such support.

People suffering from severe lung infection or those waiting for transplantation can prevent artificial lungs. Still, the technique seems difficult to make a mechanical heart, say. William Federspel of the University of Pittsburgh says, "The heart is just a pump, whereas there is a complex network of branches of air cells in the lungs that allow gases to spread in the blood." There is tremendous potential for gas exchange in the lungs. , And there is no such technique that can come close to efficiency. "