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Medical Devices-Artificial Organs
- Dr. Eric Lagasse Receives 2009 NIH Director's Transformative R01 Award
- Wheelchair’s Robotic Arms Controlled Remotely via the Internet
- Update of Clinical Experiences in the Artificial Heart Program
- Robotic Systems Help People With Disabilities
- BrainPort Vision Device
- Medical Devices Laboratory a Partner to Improve Stored Red Blood Supply
- Development Continues on Next Generation of Pediatric Heart Devices
- Dr. Brad Keller Touches Hearts in Tibet
- The World of Regenerative Medicine
- McGowan Institute First Open Meeting
- Gift Will Support Regenerative Medicine Efforts to Cure Blindness and Vision Impairment
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories
- Two Key Researchers and Their Technologies Look to Improve Nerve Regeneration
- Regenerative Medicine Efforts Highlight of Radio Talk Show
- HeartLander: Surgical Robot Sets Down on the Heart
- Dr. Ellen Gawalt Receives National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Grant
- Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
- Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
- Regenerative Medicine and Trauma Care for Today’s Soldiers: From Bench to Battlefield
- Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
- U.S. Army Warrior Transition Unit May Be Established in Pittsburgh
- Regenerative Medicine Success Story: A Tissue-Engineered Trachea
- Telerehabilitation Focus of Recent Virtual Conference
- Grant Received to Improve Survival Rates in Patients with Heart Failure
- Dr. Andrew Schwartz Featured on CBS 60 Minutes
- Next-Generation Topical Drug Delivery Strategy Receives Funding
- Robotic Probe Technology Headed for Clinical Surgical Use
- New Artificial Heart in Preclinical Testing in Europe
- New Hemostatic Dressings for Soldiers: Save More Lives and Money
- Artificial Heart Program Receives Highest Achievement of Quality and Compliance
- U.S. First: Incisionless Heartburn Surgery
- Berlin Heart EXCOR: Option for Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories: Wheelchair Design and Use Highlighted
- Regenerative Medicine, Biomaterials, Metallurgy, and Nano- and Sensor Technology Focus of Multi-University Collaborative Effort
- Symposium Focused on Needs of Returning U. S. Armed Services Members
- Predictive Patient Safety Technology: Study
- Burn Therapy: A Regenerative Medicine Approach
- University Research Technology Transfer: A Case Study Presentation
- World’s Smallest Heart Pump Under Study
- Door-to-Balloon Time < 90 Minutes Benefits Heart Attack Patients
- Medical Devices/Tools Focus of Student Design Projects
- Collaborative Effort Revolutionizes Artificial Heart Technology and Patient Care
- Innovation Could Benefit People With Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injuries
- New Human Performance Research Laboratory Opened
- Funding Boost Received for Pediatric VAD Research
- Science Takes Aim at Battlefield Injury in Massive Project Grant
- Regenerative Medicine Medical Device Study: Drug-Coated vs. Bare Metal Heart Stents
- Update on Work on Artificial Lung Prototypes
- A Valentine Story
- Growing Miracles: McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Featured on CBS Evening News
- Regenerative Medicine: Lab-Grown Organs
- Nanotechnology to Address Infections Associated with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
- Medical Devices Support Pediatric Cardiothoracic Success Story
- Brain-Controlled Medical Device
- Regenerative Medicine: Rebuilding Our Bodies
- Gamma Knife Surgery: Latest Regenerative Medicine Tool
- Regenerative Medicine: Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
- Regenerative Medicine Facility: Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center
- Regenerative Medicine Diagnostic Device: Cameras for Pediatric Arthritis Patients
- Artificial Lungs as a Regenerative Medicine Tool
- Regenerative Medicine: Tissue-Engineered Bladder Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial
- $4.75 Million Grant for Spinal Cord Injury Rehab
- Development of Pediatric Artificial Heart
- Mechanical Heart Pump Aids Failing Hearts
- Novel Surgical Adhesive Awarded US Patent
- Microfabrication and a Biohybrid Lung
- Decreasing Door-to-Balloon Time
- “Off-the-Shelf” Vascular Grafts
- All in a Week’s Work
- More Efficient Artificial Lungs
- New Heart Support Device Trial Underway
- From Idea to Reality...One Step at a Time
- Sowing the Seeds: Spraying Cells to Regrow Skin
- Undergraduate Research at the McGowan Institute
- Medical Device Pioneer Shares 20 Years of Accomplishments
- New Contrast Agents Track Organ Rejection
- 20th Anniversary of the Artificial Heart Program
- McGowan Institute Collaborator Reports First Human Recipients of Tissue Engineered Bladders
- McGowan Institute/ISMETT Partnership
- Clinical Trial Results With Advanced Circulatory Support System Presented
- McGowan Institute Technology Moves Towards Clinical Use
- Early Vision Leads to 70-Institution Collaboration Related to Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Artificial Heart Program Participates in Clinical Trial
- Institute Collaborates with National Tissue Engineering Center
- NIH Funds Two SBIR Grants
- Artificial Hearts Move Into Mainstream
- McGowan Scientists Review State-of-the-Art In Vascular Grafts
- Laying Down the Gauntlet
- Clinical Artificial Heart Program Experienced Unprecedented Growth
- First Patient Discharged with Permanent Artificial Heart
- Institute Receives NIH Funding to Develop Heart Assist Device For Infants
- Surgeons Implant Heartmate II Heart Assist Device as Part of U.S. Trial
- Artificial Organ Research Findings Presented by Institute Researchers
- Opportunity - Graduate Students interested in research on bioreactor technology in regenerative medicine.
- Trevor Snyder Recognized for Paper at ASAIO Annual Meeting
- Dr. Kormos joins discussion on Heart Pumps
- National Recognition for Professor Beckman
- Human Heart Kept Alive Outside Body for First Time in Study of Portable Organ Preservation System™ at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center