a heart pump
The American Food and Drug Corporation approves a heart pump. The US Food and Drug Foundation has approved the first automated heart aid device for children that may help preserve their lives while they await the heart transplant. This device, which was manufactured by a German company, may be scaled to suit children from newborns to teenagers. The researchers said this is considered progress where this is
The first device that supports the heartbeat and is designed specifically for children is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
They said that previous devices that were intended for the elderly were too large to use for children and to help them survive until a new heart is implanted.
This device was tested on 48 patients and it was found to improve the survival rates of patients undergoing heart transplant compared to children who underwent a routine procedure in such cases. Deaths were from 12 to 17% for children who used the new device while it was 23% For other kids.
