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GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)

GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)

1903 – 1973

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1939

#3038.1

An oxygenator with a large surface–volume ratio.

GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)
GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)

First heart–lung machine used successfully on an animal.

1954

#3047.5

Application of a mechanical heart and lung apparatus to cardiac surgery.

GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)
GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)

First pump oxygenator used on humans. Performed on May 6, 1953, this was the first successful intracardiac operation in a patient with the use of total heart-lung bypass.