Artificial lungs kept a man alive until he could get a transplant

The novel system puts oxygen in the blood while maintaining blood flow through the heart

Two X-rays side by side show a man's new lungs and his old ones, which wew so damaged they could not hold air.

These X-rays are from a man who was kept alive for two days on a total artificial lung. On the right are the old lungs, which are diseased and have no visible air. On the left are his new, healthy transplanted lungs.

Northwestern Medicine

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