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Engineer Designs His Own Heart Valve Implant

Posted by samzenpus on from the when-you-want-something-done-right dept.

nametaken writes "In 2000, Tal Golesworthy, a British engineer, was told that he suffers from Marfan syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissue that often causes rupturing of the aorta. The only solution then available was the pairing of a mechanical valve and a highly risky blood thinner. To an engineer like Golesworthy, that just wasn't good enough. So he constructed his own implant that does the job better than the existing solution--and became the first patient to try it."

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  1. Anyone can do it by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 5, Funny

    I knew a conceptual artist who tried the same thing.

    I miss him.

  2. Re:Karma Beating.. by yoblin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, it's nice when you can really put your heart into something.

  3. yay for engineers! by prakslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    As an engineer by training, I find this to be very cool.

    I myself suffer from a physical... ahem.. shortcoming.
    So, just like this engineer, I designed and constructed a solution using a banana and some duct tape.
    My wife loves it!
    After reading this article, I am thinking I will go ahead and publicize my invention.
    Another yay for engineers!