Heart Pump, 1967

Heart Pump, 1967
Dr. Earle B. Kay (right) of St. Vincent Charity Hospital and Vernon D. Gebben (left), an engineer at NASA's Lewis Research Center, test the control device Gebben designed for St. Vincent's medical research. The controller, worn by Gebben, drives a heart assist pump designed to take some of the work load off a failing heart.

Image Courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
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