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May
The artificial heart was developed in 1966 in the laboratory of Dr. Michael DeBakey at Baylor. Funds from the National Heart Institute were used for its creation. The device was made of plastic fiber and dacron, a type of man-made polyester. The item weighed 227 grams and was attached by several plastic tubes to a control console at the head of the patient's bed. It was devised by Doctor Domingo Liotta. It was named the Liotta-Coole Artificial Heart, after its inventor and the surgeon who implanted it, Dr. Denton Cooley. The surgery took place on April 4, 1969 at the…
