Beating heart machine

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a dynamic heart system that pumps fluid through a removed pig heart so that it functions in a realistic way. The machine saves researchers time and money by allowing them to test new surgical technologies before moving to animal or clinical trials.

Credit: Andy Richards, North Carolina State University http://www.ncsu.edu/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• heart
• surgery
• science

[gnookergi]

The pig was slaughtered for pork it's not like they just killed a pig for its heart.

[thegreatersnake]

This isn't meant to go in a person, it is meant to test real life systems for testing purposes.

[BatangAssassin021]

with thath it will save oyu from heart attack :D

[arnaldo5050]

that is sow fauyng cool

=D

[Badzeep]

that's so friggin weird...

[olympikdream]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooool

[davinoseven]

@joeylodes

...?



[gnookergi]

"Researchers can obtain pig hearts from a pork processing facility and use the system to test their prototypes or practice new surgical procedures," says Andrew Richards, a Ph. D. student in mechanical engineering at NC State who designed the heart machine."

"The hearts come from nearby slaughterhouses," he said.

I don't just pull shit out of my ass, you know.

[tjb234567]

@gnookergi You have a very naiie view of science - unless of course you work here and know this, in whcih case I apologise

[joeylodes]

poor pig  … hopefully ebola, margurg, or small pox will mutate soon and wipe us all out

[NickRoeder]

Ummmmm....... awesome!

[EmO47714]

This needs music... -.-