NEWSNATIONNOW (Tatiana Carter) - Inside the machine keeping the French hantavirus patient alive
Doctors say using an artificial lung is usually a "last resort."
Doctors say using an artificial lung is usually a "last resort."
Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives.
AI:Thomas Fogarty, 91, died. He revolutionized vascular surgery by developing the balloon catheter, a minimally invasive tool used to remove blood clots from patients' limbs that has saved millions of lives.Open