First double lung transplant with help from a robot eases recovery
A New York hospital says it has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant.
'My life...did a complete turnaround': Catching up with a 'Lung-in-a-box' recipient five years later
Created by Transmedics, the device is a portable system that keeps the organ alive while allowing it to move across several states if needed. "Since Cheryl's transplant, the organ care system has ...
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Thinking outside the box to save a life: Chicago doctors repair lungs outside the body
“When we first heard about this, it didn’t even seem real. It didn’t seem ... Zafren is cancer free and his new lungs are performing exactly as they should. New life, following a death ...
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World’s first fully robotic double lung transplant performed at NYU Langone Health
A surgical team at NYU Langone Health has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant in the world.