What life-saving device was first built from orange juice cans, used auto parts, and sausage casings?
The hemodialysis machine. Willem Johan Kolff developed the first prototype dialyzer in 1943. In 1945, Kolff successfully treated his first patient, a 67-year-old woman, from kidney failure using his hemodialysis machine. Source: Wikipedia
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