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Artificial organs, 1983

 Item — cassette: 89

Scope and Contents

1 "The Challenge of Artificial Organs" was made by Skyline Productions. Ontario, Canada, and includes views of the Dumke building; Dr. Kolff Speaking on his role and aims at the University of Utah; the Jarvik 7 heart and ventricular assist devices; the dialysis center and progress in dialysis; "Dialysis In

Wonderland" with John Warner and Lauraine Stephen; comments by Dr. Robert Jarvik on his artificial heart and drive mechanism; animal subjects; and Dr. Don Eddington and the artificial ear.

2 "The Utah Artificial Arm" shows Dr. Stephen L. Jacobsen explaining the operation of the artificial arm. The credits list the names of the engineering team led by Dr. Jacobsen. 47 minutes.

Dates

  • 1983

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Extent

From the Collection: 200 16mm film

From the Collection: 8 8mm film

From the Collection: 10 U-matic

From the Collection: 2 Betacam

From the Collection: 18 VHS

From the Collection: 11 Audiocassette

From the Collection: 4 reel-to-reel audiotapes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Dutch; Flemish

From the Collection: Japanese

Physical Description

genreform: U-matic videocassette

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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