Young Boy Becomes The First Human to Live With a Permanent 'Robot Heart"

Until now, all other artificial heart transplants were just temporary relief. A 15 year old boy from Italy became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart, due to the Duchenne syndrome which was wasting his muscles away. It was this syndrome which meant he couldn't receive a heart transplant, causing doctors in Rome to insert the 4cm-long electrically-activated hydraulic pump "heart' in his left ventricle. A plug behind his left ear and battery attached to his belt powers the heart, which will gift him another 20 - 25 years of life that he wouldn't have had without this operation. If you compare the unnamed boy's 90g heart with the first-ever artificial heart from 1969, you can see just how far the medical world has progressed in those 41 years. The photo above shows the first-ever artificial heart, which was placed inside a man's heart for 64 hours, while he waited for a donor heart.

source: gizmodo

Oh..well..good for the kid i guess..

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We can rebuild him... we have the technology.

We can rebuild him... we have the technology.

Atmanix

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Wow! This looks so cool! Congratulations to the kid, I guess. :o

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We can rebuild him... we have the technology.

comp_atkins

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I really shouldn't laugh at that caption but I can't help it.

Robot heart, intense...

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[QUOTE="Atmanix"]

We can rebuild him... we have the technology.

Atmanix

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I really shouldn't laugh at that caption but I can't help it.

But then how will he have the ability to FEEL?? :PMeinhard1

And he will never be able to love. :(thriteenthmonke

Let's hope he can pay it off or else they will be forced to repossess it. Ghost_702

It looks like something macgyver put together.

I looks like something macgyver put together.

racer8dan

These are the first steps toward cybernetics. I hope that by the time I should die of old age, there will be cybernetic technology capable of sustaining my brain after my body has become too weak. Obviously, this is wishful thinking.

That's great news. Seems like it would be very easy for it to be unplugged though.

is there a picture of the heart? Not the 1969 one

That's great news. Seems like it would be very easy for it to be unplugged though.

bruinfan617

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That's great news. Seems like it would be very easy for it to be unplugged though.

Gallion-Beast

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

[QUOTE="Gallion-Beast"][QUOTE="bruinfan617"]

That's great news. Seems like it would be very easy for it to be unplugged though.

BluRayHiDef

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

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[QUOTE="Gallion-Beast"] Yeah, cables running from his belt to his ear doesn't sound like a great design.Gallion-Beast

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

But, his death would be an accident in such a situation. I don't think the person involved should be charged with anything more than assault. Since the victim has a greater disposition to dying, the person involved should be given a break.

[QUOTE="Gallion-Beast"][QUOTE="bruinfan617"]

That's great news. Seems like it would be very easy for it to be unplugged though.

BluRayHiDef

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

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[QUOTE="Gallion-Beast"] Yeah, cables running from his belt to his ear doesn't sound like a great design.Ace6301

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

[QUOTE="Gallion-Beast"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

BluRayHiDef

But, his death would be an accident in such a situation. I don't think the person involved should be charged with anything more than assault. Since the victim has a greater disposition to dying, the person involved should be given a break.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

This makes me wonder if someone who got into a fight with him would be charged for murder if they accidentally disconnected the cables.

BluRayHiDef

imagine the complication of going through a metal detector.

Yes, but can it love?

[QUOTE="bruinfan617"]

That's great news. Seems like it would be very easy for it to be unplugged though.

Gallion-Beast

This Hearts needs USB ports. :P

These are the first steps toward cybernetics. I hope that by the time I should die of old age, there will be cybernetic technology capable of sustaining my brain after my body has become too weak. Obviously, this is wishful thinking.

BluRayHiDef

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

These are the first steps toward cybernetics. I hope that by the time I should die of old age, there will be cybernetic technology capable of sustaining my brain after my body has become too weak. Obviously, this is wishful thinking.

WiiRocks66

Are either of your names Sheldon Cooper by any chance? :p

On a serious note, i too really hope this is possible in my lifetime. My guess is probably not unless we find somethign groundbreaking like a usable superconductor or something like that. one thign i would want to see would be bringing the dinosaurs back to life, or at least as close as we can get to dinosaurs. That would be siiiick

That's amazing.Lonelynight

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"]That's amazing.Lost-Memory

You seriously think his signature is amazing?

Only 20-25 years left...

Only 20-25 years left...

dunl12496

Until what?

They need to find a way to power the artificial heart with the body's naturally produced electrical impulses.

Crank 2 anyone? :P

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