Avco Intra-Aortic Pump. 1. The heart contracts, pumping blood into the aorta. The balloon is deflating. 2. The heart begins to relax; the aortic valve is closed. The balloon is expanding, forcing blood into both the upper and lower body. 3. The heart is fully relaxed, the balloon fully inflated. As the heart begins its next cycle, the balloon deflates, leaving a low-pressure area into which the heart easily pumps.

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Title:
Avco Intra-Aortic Pump. 1. The heart contracts, pumping blood into the aorta. The balloon is deflating. 2. The heart begins to relax; the aortic valve is closed. The balloon is expanding, forcing blood into both the upper and lower body. 3. The heart is fully relaxed, the balloon fully inflated. As the heart begins its next cycle, the balloon deflates, leaving a low-pressure area into which the heart easily pumps.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Heart + Heart Surgery
Photographer:
Avco-Everett Research Laboratory
Name on Item:
Public Relations Department, Avco Everett Research Laboratory
Date:
[ca. 1908–1972]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Hearts (Anatomy)
Surgery
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 355 x 256 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z029s514r
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
22_10_001248_0005
Barcode:
39999088103351