| tea Al4-Wednesday, August 6, 1980 - North Shore News SALT LAKE CITY (UPD - Doctors at the University of Utah say they are ready to implant a temporary mechanical heart in a human ‘as a means of supporting life -until:a‘ permanent transplant donor can be found. Dr." "Donald Olsen, director: of the university’s Artificial Organs Laboratory, said recently the school’s human ex- _perimentation committeé is considering’ an application by the surgeons to implant a polyurethane. heart in a human paatient. ' The patient has not been selected, and it was not known when the committee would act on the request by the university surgeons to perform the operation. The technique would be Similar to one uséd by Texas boar surgeon Denton Cooley in a 1969 operation in Houston where the patient did not survive long. enough to receive a transplant. The Utah surgeons would use. techriology: developed in”. years of experimentation on calves and sheep at the - Artificial Organs Laboratory ‘in’ Salt Lake City. The laboratory has been developing artificial hearts and implanting them in animals since 1967. One calf survived 220 days on a mechanical heart, and four animals currently are living with the implanted devices, said Olsen, a veterinarian. Most of the recent test animals died when they outgrew their mechanical hearts, rather than because of problems associated with the devices. “In my opinion the heart is THIS LOVELY. small female Golden’ Retriever is, looking for a new home. She is one and a half years old and spayed, and if you can give her a home please phone Doris Orr 987-9015. Proposals are caretaker’s suite). Zone 1 Sole uses Use, Off-Street capa Pro The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver EMERALD PARK LODGE FOR LEASE PROPOSALS ARE INVITED FROM NON-PROFIT SOCIETIES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES invited Societies or Public Agencies for the lease of Emerald Park Lodge, 350 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver. The City will be undertaking major renovations (approximately $210,006) to create a usable area of 5,127 square feet (including a .- The organization leasing the Lodge will be responsible for all operating and maintenance costs, except for major structural repairs. The building is zoned P| - Public Use and Assembly ermitted are, therefore Civic arking, Accessory Off-Street Parking and Day-Care Use. Lease proposals must indicate clearly - The proposing organization's financial Haty to maintain and operate the Lodge The proposed use for the building - Length of tenancy (no proposals will be con sidered for less than a two year period) posals mast be received before 4:00 p.m. ‘Wednesday August 20, 1980. For an Information package. please contact: Mr. B. Leong Land Agent The Corporation o! the Ciry of North Vancouver 141 West 4th Sereer North Vancouver, B.¢ V7M 1LH9 (985-7701) from Non-Profit now dependable enough for use in humans,” Olsen said. But he cautioned the experimentation committee might demand _=§ further improvements. “They could delay:a.decision for a year or “more,” he said. . The human surgery would be performed ‘by other doctors who have’ been working with Olsen and have experience in heart tran- splants. The unit that would be placed in a man is an air- driven pump about the size of a human heart. It consists of two chambers. with diaphragms that push the ‘blood through the = cir- culatory system. An external ' power source would drive the organ. “The patient would have to be selected very carefully,"Olsen said. “He will have to be ready to accept the fact of the motor drive at his side.” Olsen said the organs division also was working.on your debts a new type of heart that would have an_ internal turbine motor. The self- contained unit would eliminate the need for the tubing leading to an external motor. The new unit will be implanted in a calf later this year. issue by the middie of Au our petition now! .. 333 Chesterfield Ave. | 988-6844 g Name ‘ Address | ' Signature Centre, Saturday, August 9. ep Op GG Gn Gt GD an ap a pean WE HLL, sa ieba “ S Think of all the good things that money - can do. A personal loan can let you enjoy a new Car, a recreational vehicle, a boat, the holiday of a lifetime, new furnishings for your home, or even a new home. 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