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Jarvik, Robert, 1946-

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

John T. Watson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 578
Abstract John Thomas Watson is a mechanical engineer, physiologist, and administrator whose career has centered on the research, development, and validation of biomedical technologies for assisting the ailing heart. His papers focus on the activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)'s Devices and Technology Branch -- originally known as the Artificial Heart Program -- and Watson's professional career as administrator of that branch. Reports, administrative records, requests...
Dates: 1964-2003
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections

"The artificial heart: a case study of social and ethical issues posed by advanced medical technology" Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OH 166
Abstract

Interviews, interview summaries, testimonies, audiocassettes, field notes, and background articles created and collected by Judith Swazey and Renee Fox as part of their study of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart's development and clinical use.

Dates: 1982-1987
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections

William C. DeVries Papers

 Collection — Box 19 - oversized separations
Identifier: MS C 588
Abstract William Castle DeVries is the American heart surgeon who implanted the first total artificial heart (TAH) in a human patient in 1982. His collection of correspondence, medical records, x-rays, protocol and procedural documents, reports, scientific articles, manuscripts, publicity clippings, photographic images, and audiovisual materials mostly documents his professional career at the University of Utah Medical Center and the Humana Heart Institute International. The primary focus of this...
Dates: 1946-2002
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections

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Subject
Assisted Circulation 1
Atherosclerosis 1
Biocompatible Materials 1
Bioethical Issues 1
Biomedical Technology 1
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Cardiology 1
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures 1
Electronics, Medical 1
Ethics Committees, Research 1
Ethics, Medical 1
Heart-Assist Devices 1
Human Experimentation 1
Implants, Experimental 1
Nursing 1
Organ Transplantation 1
Pacemaker, Artificial 1
Social Control, Formal 1
Sociology, Medical 1
Thoracic Surgery 1
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