fordfan919 t1_itp7eg1 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 8:43 AM

Reply to comment by Bobba_fat in TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself. by Bobba_fat

I've seen the sewing machine he used to make those prototypes. I used to work at Baylor College of Medicine in the DeBakey surgery department. There is a whole section of a museum there dedicated to him and his accomplishments. Pretty cool to go through if you are ever in the Texas Medical Center in Houston.

Bobba_fat OP t1_itp9uqv wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:19 AM

Nice! Thanks for the tips!