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Using airplane technology, scientists in France are making an artificial heart smarter (Medical Device Link) |
by enabling it to assess and respond to a patient’s need. Manufactured by start-up company Carmat, the device is equipped with the same small sensors that measure a plane’s air pressure and altitude, which it uses to detect the heart’s pumping speed and the pressure placed on the organ’s walls.
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