
In December 1982, what aluminum and polyurethane medical device "captivated the world?"
The world's first permanent artificial heart, the Jarvik-7. The heart was connected to a 400-lb air compressor that would accompany recipient Dr. Barney Clark for the rest of his life — all 112 days of it. During the seven-hour operation, reporters from around the world waited in the hospital cafeteria. Source: University of Utah Health

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