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I don't care how amazing the body is (it is), blood flow needs constant flow with a pulse. Put two bellows in parallel, use a linear motor to push out quickly and pull in slowly on each, and voilà mechanical heart without shear.

MIT licensed, go save lives you f'ers.



People with a LVAD don't have a pulse, actually; it's not required. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_assist_device


In a suitcase ???.




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