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Willem J. Kolff audio-visual collection,
1949-1995
Overview of the Collection
Collector Kolff, Willem J., 1912Title Willem J. Kolff audio-visual collection
Dates 1949-1995 (inclusive)
1949 1995
Quantity 16mm films, 8mm films, U-Matic videocassettes, Betacam
videocassettes, VHS videocassettes, audiocassettes, microcassettes,
reel-to-reel audiotapes, phonograph records and dictaphone cards.
Collection Number A0333
Summary The Willem J. Kolff audio-visual collection (1949-1995) consists of
film, video and audio recordings relevant to Kolff's groundbreaking
medical research into the development of artificial organs, including
the artificial kidney and artificial heart.
Repository University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections.
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 801-581-8863
[email protected]
Access Restrictions 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.
Languages English, Dutch, Japanese
Biographical Note
Dr. Willem Johan Kolff (1911-2009) has been an internationally-known name in the world of medicine
since 1957 when he began working on the total artificial heart at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Known
as the "Father of Artificial Organs", his pioneering spirit actually led him to make giant leaps in medicine
long before he was so well-known.
Born February 14, 1911, in Leyden, The Netherlands, Dr. Kolff went to the University of Groningen for
his residency in medicine during the German occupation. He started working on the artificial kidney in
1939, and became the first internist at a small hospital in Kampen, where he continued the work on the
artificial kidney. The rotating drum kidney was developed in 1941, and by 1955 the twin-coil kidney had
led to the possibility of dialysis worldwide. Work on the heart-lung machines began in 1948, and the first
membrane oxygenators were used successfully in patients in 1955.
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Dr. Kolff and his wife Janke had five children who were all born in the Netherlands. They immigrated
to the United States in 1950. Here Dr. Kolff worked in the Research Department and the Department
of Surgery of the Cleveland Clinicirca He worked on the artificial kidney, the heart lung machine, and
invented the total artificial heart in 1957, one year after becoming a United States citizen. He became
Scientific Director of Cleveland's Artificial Organ program, then moved to Utah in 1967 to direct the
Division of Artificial Organs and the Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah in Salt
Lake City.
At the Division of Artificial Organs and the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Kolff was in charge
of teams working on artificial kidneys, artificial hearing, the artificial eye, artificial arm, the subcutaneous
peritoneal access device, and the artificial heart. In 1982 Dr. Barney Clark received the first "permanent
artificial heart" implanted in a human. This event made the University of Utah known throughout the
world as the leader in artificial organ research.
Dr. Kolff has received more than a hundred awards, among these the prestigious Japan Prize in
1986. He has published more than six hundred articles. He has been active in social issues such as
abortion rights and nuclear weapon protests, and has always been interested in nature and art. He died
February 11, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Content Description
The Willem J. Kolff audio-visual collection (1949-1995) consists of film, video and audio recordings
relevant to Kolff's research into the development of artificial organs, including the artificial kidney
and artificial heart. Collection materials show the evolution of Kolff's artificial organs and include
experiments, lectures, interviews, patient treatments, etcirca
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The materials are arranged roughly chronologically by subject matter. Items detailing Kolff's work on
the artificial kidney are followed by those focused on the artificial heart and then by material relevant to
the development of other artificial organs and miscellaneous collection materials.
Related Materials
See also the Willem J. Kolff papers (Ms 654) and photograph collection (PO343).
Processing Note
Processed by Mark Jensen, Debra Penman, Tawnya Mosier, and Elizabeth Shuput in 1999.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Artificial kidney, 1949-1975
The items concerned with the artificial kidney date from 1949, the year Kolff introduced the artificial
kidney in Kampen, Netherlands, to 1975, as he was developing a wearable artificial kidney. Most
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of these materials show the evolution of the artificial kidney since 1949, with emphasis on the
technical aspect of its use. Other subjects covered include recorded lectures and interviews, visual
presentations, patient treatment, peritoneal lavage, single-needle dialysis and transplantation.
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Artificial kidney
Silent, black and white
16mm film
The gauges of an artificial kidney, the operation of coiled
cellophane, connecting a calf with the artificial kidney, and
an examination of the calfs kidney. Filmed in Kampen,
Netherlands. Ten minutes.
1949
2
Artificial kidney for the treatment of serious uremia
Silent, black and white
16mm film
The construction and use of one of the first artificial kidneys in
Kampen, Netherlands. Included are scenes of Kampen, winding
cellophane tubing around the artificial kidney drum the addition
of salts to the rinsing fluid, and connecting the patient with the
artificial kidney. Produced by A. Willering. 10 minutes.
1949
Commentary
Audiocassette
Narration by Dr. Kolff for item 101. Kolff returns to Kampen,
Netherlands and discusses his life's work. See 101 for further
details. Nine minutes.
1982 November
03
4
Disposable coil kidney
Silent, color
16mm film
The manufacturing process and rolling by hand of a twin-coil
artificial kidney. 12 minutes.
1956
5
Untitled film
Silent, color
16mm film
Two reciprocating air pumps, close oxygenator, poly tank with
rinsing fluid, heart suspended in funnel beating. Made by Cahill.
Two minutes.
1958
Reel
Cassette
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Dialysis patient interviews
Reel-to-reel audiotape
These interviews were conducted in Cleveland, OH.1 Joseph
McLoskey, History 854396, age 55, no date given. The
interviewer asks the patient about his appetite, physical and
mental condition. The patient counts numbers and talks about
reading the newspaper.2 (Begins at counter 115.) Joanne
Sears, History 853475, April 17, 1958. The interviewer asks
the patient about her physical and mental condition, appetite,
weight, age and walking ability. The patient counts numbers
and talks about reading the newspaper.3 (Begins at counter
287.) John Milligan, history 832707, November 25, 1958.
This interview occurred before the patient's first dialysis, and
includes a recording of his respiration. The interviewer asks
about his mental and physical condition, age, location of
interview, his breathing difficulties and appetite. The patient
counts numbers. On November 27, the second day after
dialysis, a second interview finds the patient hungry and
discussing his pre-dialysis condition. A repeat copy of Milligan's
interviews immediately follows, which is more complete than the
first. 24 minutes.
1958 April 17;
1958 November
25-27
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Dialysis patient interviews
Reel-to-reel audiotape
Prepared at the Cleveland Clinicirca1 Patient Harry Rogers
discusses his emotional and physical state.2 (Begins at counter
200.) Harry Rogers 24 hours after his first dialysis treatment.
He discusses his memory, appetite, hunting, farming, and the
alteration in his physical and mental condition. Seven minutes.
1959 May 12
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Dialysis patient interviews
Reel-to-reel audiotape
These interviews are conducted by multiple physicians.
They ask the patients about their memory, appetite, physical
condition and emotional condition, both immediately after their
first, second or third dialysis and a day later.
1958
9
Uremia patient
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows patient demonstrating movement skills. Box reads
"Patient in uremia; stroke hemiplegia; total renal cortical
necrosis." Three minutes.
1958
10
Peritoneal lavage in the rat
Silent, color
16mm film
July 19
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With Calvin Cooper. This shows the weighing of a rat and the
procedure of peritoneal lavage, including draining of the fluid
and a detail of the abdominal attachment. Four minutes.
11
Film made for The Mike Douglas Show
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Shows working artificial kidney with patients and medical
personnel.2 minutes.
1964
12
Renal transplantation patients
Silent, color
16mm film
Renal transplant patients demonstrate their recovery by walking
and doing light calisthenics on the roof and sun porch (of the
Cleveland Clinic?). Five minutes.
1964 January 23
13
Coil winding
Silent, color
16mm film
This film shows the operation of a winding machine, a patient
using an artificial kidney, and the later unwinding of the coil
after use.Five minutes.
1965
14
Dixon: 1965 Polyneuritis (one year after transplantation)
Silent, color
16mm film
This film has two segments. The first shows a patient (Dixon?)
in a wheelchair demonstrating arm movement and performing
simple manual tasks, such as drinking and eating, with a closeup of his hands. The second segment shows the same patient
getting out of his wheelchair, standing, and using crutches to
walk. Four minutes.
1955-1966
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Child with nurse
Silent, color
16mm film
Two scenes of a child, approximately four to six years of age, in
a hospital bed. The first segment shows a nurse in attendance.
In the second, the child is recovering from abdominal or chest
surgery. The carton reads "Little child playing with a doll and
with chest bare showing Teflon coated tubes going into the
chest..." Two minutes.
1965
16
McConnor winding machine
Silent, color
16mm film
1967
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Shows how this winding machine is used to prepare coils for
artificial kidney machines. Four minutes.
17
EZS loading
Silent, color
16mm film
This shows medical personnel wrapping cellophane tubing
around layers of boards, after which a patient is connected with
the artificial kidney. Five minutes.
1970-75
18
Single-needle dialysis
Silent, color
16mm film
This shows the entire single needle dialysis procedure,
including hookup to the machine, the pump, the bubble trap, a
bolus of saline entering the bloodline, and disappearing saline
in the blood line. The credits list W. J. Kolff and Klaus F. Kopp,
M.D. Five minutes.
1971
19
Single-needle dialysis
Silent, color
16mm film
This is a slightly different version of item 18.Five minutes.
1971
20
Kidney machine and Dr. Kolff
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows Dr. Kolff demonstrating a kidney machine, kidney
machine in use with patient, and Kolff at Building 512 at the
University of Utah describing the artificial heart.
1972
21
Wearable artificial kidney
Sound, color
16mm film
A discussion of progress in the development of a wearable
artificial kidney, including a demonstration by Levi Porter and
interviews with various unidentified researchers. Reported by
Ed Yeates. Two minutes.
1975
Dialysis
U-matic videocassette
1 "The First Dialysis Machine" is narrated by Dr. Kolff. See
also items 3, 101.2 "Machine Dialysis: A Life Saver" is narrated
and directed by Prof. Ed Daub. This film explains dialysis
in a technological context, showing its first use in Kampen,
1970
Cassette
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Netherlands; the wearable artificial kidney today; arteriovenous
shunt and fistula; and advances in dialysis machines. Includes
comments from Dr. Weldon Shelp of Methodist Hospital,
Madison, WI; nurse Anita Levin, social worker Joan Penrod,
and dialysis patients Terry Oberly and Ed Lease. Produced
by the Audio Visual Service of the College of Engineering,
University of Wisconsin at Madison. 23 minutes.
Reel
23
Towards a wearable artificial kidney
Sound, color
16mm film
This film, narrated by Dr. Kolff, shows how a wearable artificial
kidney could be compatible with the daily life of patients and
demonstrates how the machine functions. The credits for
the film list W. J. Kolff, M.D., director; S. J. Davidson, Ph. D.,
'WAK designer;' E. Thor, M.D.; E Thor, M.D.; E. C. Bullock; D.
Vandura; S. Hughes; H. R. Smith and D. Guestaveson. Ten
minutes.
1975
24
Wearable artificial kidney
Silent, black and white
16mm film
This film contains unused footage from item 23.
1975
25
Wearable artificial kidney
Silent, color
16mm film
This film contains unused footage from item 23.
1975
26
Dr. Kolff speaking on the artificial kidney
Audiocassette
1 Brief and incomplete speech on hemodialysis regeneration
systems.2 Paper, "Towards a Wearable Artificial Kidney",
given by Dr. Kolff, using film. Discusses operation of wearable
artificial kidney, its components and their manufacture, and
the artificial kidney's future.3 Dr. Kolff interviews "Kathy," from
Ogden, Utah, who uses an artificial kidney.4 Dr. Kolff speaks
about the benefits of the wearable artificial kidney and the
specific case of "Levi," a dialysis patient. 32 minutes.
1975 November
04
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Dialysis symposium
Audiocassette
undated
Cassette
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Side ARecording of a dialysis symposium (at National Kidney
Foundation?) in New York. 32 minutes.1 Opening remarks
by ?? of the National Institute of Arthritis Metabolism and
Digestive Diseases.2 Presentation by Dr. Kolff on methods of
dialysis and problem of removing urea in dialysis.3 Discussion
led by Dr. Kolff on improving patient treatment, frequency
of dialysis, use of the gastro-intestinal tract for removal of
urea.Continued on side B.Side B1 Continuation of discussion
on side A, number 3. 12 minutes.
Artificial heart, 1958-1985
The items concernde with the artificial heart begin with Kolff's research into artificial heart valves in
1958. Films document the effect of thrombosis on different valve material and high speed photography
is used to explore the strengths of different valves, in testing machines. The development of the Norton,
or Solenoid, heart is shown in films documenting the insertion of this heart and the recovery of the
animals used. Later films present the manufacture and use of a heart made from silasticirca Films
made in the early 1960s document progress made in the artificial heart for other researchers, and films
made in the 1970s show test animals and other aspects of work on the Jarvik heart at the University of
Utah. Completing this section is a videocassette discussing a portable artificial heart driver.
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Heart valve studies, polyurethane II
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Shows artificial valves with high-speed photography. The label
lists "a torn valve, a rigid valve, a good valve, dog valve."
1958
29
Cineangiograms
Silent, black and white and color
16mm film
Cine-cardioangiography studies of a Norton heart in a dog. Six
minutes.
1958
30
Short history of monocusp valve
Silent, color
16mm film
1 Valve and thrombosis studies.2 Patches inside hearts. 3
minutes.
1959
31
Seidel's valve
Silent, color
16mm film
1960
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Shows Seidel's valve on the removed heart of a dog that
survived about twenty days, with thrombi on the atrial and
ventricular sides. One minute.
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Seidel's valve (numbers 1, 2 and 3)
Silent, black and white
16mm film
High speed photography of Seidel's valve with chordae
tendineae in testing machine, with both straight-on and side
views. 5 minutes.
1960 August 01
33
Seidel's valve (numbers 4, 5 and 6)
Silent, black and white
16mm film
High speed photography of Seidel's valve with chordae
tendineae in testing machine, with both straight-on and side
views. 5 minutes.
1960 August 01
34
Seidel's valve (numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10)
Silent, black and white
16mm film
High speed photography of Seidel's valve with chordae
tendineae in testing machine, with both straight-on and side
views. 4 minutes.
1960 August 01
35
Mitral valve thrombosis
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows thrombosis on artificial mitral valve of a dog heart. 1
minute.
1960
Medicine
VHS videocassette
This video is narrated in Japanese and was made for ASAHI.
It is a tribute to Simon Flexner, an American pathologist,
and Hideyo Noguchi, a Japanese bacteriologist who worked
together at the Rockfeller University. There is footage from the
Cleveland Clinic showing the insertion of an artificial heart in
a cow as well as an interview with a medical personnel who
discusses both the artificial heart and the artificial kidney. There
is also footage of interviews with patients who where waiting
for a donated heart followed by an interview with a patient with
diabetes who received the second artificial heart implant ever.
1988-1989
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AV patch thrombosis studies
Silent, color
16mm film
Several segments, including "polyurethane, 7 days." One
minute.
30 March 1960
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Valve testing, testing with dogs, and thrombosis
Silent, black and white and color
16mm film
1 Plastic valve in valve-testing machine (circa 1958).2 High
speed photography of plastic valves.3 High speed photography
of normal dog valve.4 Insertion of tricuspid polyurethane valve
in the mitral orifice in a dog (circa 1958).5 Defibrillation of
the heart.6 Similar dog after 35 days.7 Angiocardiogram with
injection of dye in the laboratory of Sones-Shirey.8 Thrombosis
on Teflon valves being peeled off (1959).9 Norton heart
pulsating while being held (1959).10 Same heart inserted in a
dog.11 Following of contrast with image amplifier.12 Dog with
an air-driven heart inside the chest (1961). 9 minutes.
1958-1961
39
Cine-cardioangiography studies on a dog
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Shows studies and the dog recovering from surgery. Norton
heart. Six minutes.
1960
40
Pressure graphs
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Shows several comparative graphs of ventricular and aortic
pressure in a dog's aortic valve and an artificial aortic valve.
One minute.
1960
41
Untitled film
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Two segments, the first of which is high speed photography
of a heart valve, while the second is a cineangiocardiogram of
artificial arteries (and heart?). One minute.
1960
42
Heart valve thrombosis studies
Silent, color
16mm film
1 High-speed photography of artificial valve in operation;
peeling away of thrombi from Teflon heart valves, including
1960
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a monocusp valve.2 Angiogram of valve in operation.3
Polyurethane monocusp after eight days.4 Examination
of atrioventricular patch; collagen and atrioventricular
patch; Teflon.5 Silastic valve after eleven days.6 Silastic
atrioventricular patch after eight days.7 Examination of
fibrinolysin and Teflon valves.8 Angiograms of valves in
operation. 7 minutes.
43
Thrombosis studies
Silent, color
16mm film
1 Examination of two hearts, one labeled '17 days' and the
other labeled 'Dacron collagen.'2 Examination of heart labeled
'16 days' with Teflon valve. 3 minutes.
1960
44
Teflon mitral heart valves
Silent, black and white
16mm film
High speed photography of artificial valves in a testing machine.
10 minutes.
1960
45
Teflon valves
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Same as item 44, except this film has numbered sequences. 10
minutes.
1960
46
Valves in testing machine
Silent, black and white and color
16mm film
1 View of testing machine.2 Mitral valve in testing machine.3
Mitral valve in heart of dead dog.4 Mitral valve. Shows
thrombosis after fifteen days.
1960
47
Ball valve
Silent, color
16mm film
Several segments showing ball valve "instability." Three
minutes.
1960
48
Flow studies in prosthetic heart valves
Silent, color
16mm film
Probably poduced at Cleveland Clinic. National Aeronautics
and Space Administration(NASA) high speed photography (500
fps) done at the Lewis Research Center.1 Natural aorticirca2
Teardrop (mitral).3 Cross Jones (aortic).4 Trapdoor (aortic).5
1960
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Starr-Edwards (aortic).6 Gott (mitral).7 Hammersmith (aortic). 8
minutes.
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Untitled film
Silent, color
16mm film
Includes footage of the Bailey oxygenator, the pump of
Clark&Gollen, X-rays of dog chests, a diagram of the circulatory
system, and dogs at play. Five minutes.
1960
50
Norton heart
Silent, color
16mm film
Footage of the Norton heart functioning externally and of two
dogs with artificial hearts recovering from surgery. Two minutes.
1960
51
Cineangiogram
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Cineangiogram of counter pulsation with an intraortic balloon
and post-mortem injections into descending aorta with Kolff
pump. Five minutes.
1960
52
Post-mortem study: Mr. Hawthorne
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Cineangiocardiograms. Two minutes.
1960
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Angiogram
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Angiogram of a pumping balloon in a patient, post-mortem.
Canister label identifies "Mr. Hawthorne." Ten minutes.
1960
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Atrioventricular captions
Silent, color
16mm film
1 "Aortic grafts with rough surfaces are covered with fibrin and
stay patent. For valves use knitted Teflon."2 "All of the right
atrial patches were covered with thrombi. Thrombi were the
most extensive 5-9 days after the operation; the largest were on
the suture lines."3 "Atrioventricular patches were free of thrombi
when they had smooth surfaces." Three minutes.
1960
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Polyurethane tricuspid valve in testing machine
Silent, black and white
16mm film
1961 May
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Footage of rubber and polyurthane valves in a testing machine,
made by Goodyear, Akron, Ohio. Each valve is identified by a
product number and description. 8 minutes.
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Oxygenator and artificial heart
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows assembly of a membrane oxygenator, an artificial heart
operating externally, and a dog with an artificial heart. "This
film was shown in Atlantic City at ASAID meeting; Kyestra and
Moulopoulos; membrane oxygenator." Three minutes.
1961
57
Intracardiac thrombosis on plastics
Sound, color
16mm film
This film discusses abdominal aortic grafts in dogs; tricuspid
mitral Teflon valves and thrombi; atrial patches and thrombi;
atrioventricular patches and thrombi; atrioventricular window
patches and thrombi; atrioventricular smooth polyurethane
patches with Dacron chordae tendineae; selection of chordae
tendineae material; construction of and insertion of Seidel's
valve; and conclusions on how to avoid thrombosis on artificial
valves. This film was made with V. Mirkovitch, M. D.; T. Akutu,
M. D.; and W. Seidel, M. D. and was produced by the Cleveland
Clinic, Department of Artificial organs. It is narrated by Dr. Kolff.
1961
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Dog barking
Reel-to-reel audiotape
Prepared at Cleveland Clinicirca This is a recording of a dog
with a belloframe artificial heart barking, the sound of the air
pump, and the sound of the artificial heart valves. Drs. Akutsu,
Merkowitz and Seidel performed the operation. Six minutes.
1961 March 10
59
Artificial heart inside the chest
Silent, black and white and color
16mm film
1 Valve in testing machine. Color regular film, then high speed
film (1400 fps).2 Norton heart in hand and in dog. Dog on
image amplifier.3 Pendulum heart in mock circulation. Blood is
poured into the mock circulation to show its course.4 Bellofram
heart in mock circulation showing the two different hearts,
right and left; the level in the venous reservoir stays constant
with considerable flow.5 Thrombosis on atrioventricular
patches. The first is Teflon and the second is silastic, with
thrombi growing along the legs and one thrombus under the
patch.6 NASA control tower with Wolfgang Seidel, Spyridon
Moulopoulos, Sanborn recording equipment to left. The
excursion of the pistons is shown on the scope.7 Forty-eight
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potentiometers to define the shape of the electrical function
of the NASA equipment. Recording of electrical function,
resulting ventricular pressure, and blood flow as measured with
a thermistor in the mock circulation.Result of gentle ventricular
pressure on the top of the aorta showing gentle flow and
abrupt ventricular pressure showing abrupt flow, followed by
another set of recordings with changes of electrical function and
simultaneous changes in ventricular pressure due to a steep
curve. The Akutsu heart pulsed gently, then pulsed abruptly so
that it jumps on the table, then gently.8 Norton air driven heart.
Reciprocating air pump pumping the two ventricles with antisuction bellows where the inlet and outlet to one ventricle are
occluded by hand. The anti-suction bellows, or ballon, collapses
during diastole.9 Dog on the operating table five hours after
insertion of a Bellofram heart inside the chest. Next, the dog on
a platform eight hours after insertion. Next, the same dog ten
hours after insertion.
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Angiocardiograms
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Labeled "Dog 305 G." Five minutes.
1962
61
Old total heart procedure
Silent, color
16mm film
This presents the preparation of a calf for surgery and the
removal of the calf's heart and its replacement with an
artificial heart. Shows calf, later, in suspension, along with the
monitoring equipment. Eight minutes.
1962
62
Calf experiments 1 and 2
Silent, color
16mm film
This film shows Dr. Kolff with a calf that is recovering from
installation of an artificial heart; the interior of the laboratory
and monitoring equipment; the calf drinking water; the calf in
suspension hammock with the medical team. 7 minutes.
1963 OctoberNovember
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Artificial heart In chest
Silent, black and white and color
16mm film
1 Tricuspid valve in mock circulation. Ordinary movie with highspeed factors.2 Electromotor driven, pendulum type heart in
mock circulation.3 Dog on table with chest closed and solenoid
driven heart inside. Its own heart shows mitral valve inside.
Cineangiocardiograms of same (Sones, 1959).4 Seidel and
Moulopoulos on NASA time scope.5 Forty-eight potentiometers.
1959-1964
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Also, quiet pumping and turbulent pumping.6 Dog on table
waking up from anesthesia, 1961.7 Tricuspid mitral valves
made of Teflon patches in the ventricles.Atrioventricular window
patch.8 Manufacturing of Silastic heart. Cerrotru mold with the
ball valves inside are being layered. Finished product (right
ventricle).9 Calf being given water and in suspension.10 Heart
with anti-suction bellows added. 11 minutes.
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Pendulum in mock circulation
Silent, color
16mm film
1 Pendulum heart in mock circulation. Filling with blood to show
sequence of flow.2 Layering of Silastic hearts. First, cerrotru
molds, then balls in place. Next, layering with Silasticirca
Right and left sides.3 NASA Tower. Scope movement of the
ventricles.4 Black calf on table given water from a syringe.5
Brown calf suspended with adhesive tape6 Black calf with a
heart driven by a fluid amplifier trying to run. Suspended with
bone pins.
1965
65
Fluid amplifier heart
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows artificial heart pumping in a chest. One minute.
1965
66
Artificial heart inside the chest 1
Sound, color
16mm film
Sequence: Plaster ventricular cavity molds; right atrial and
ventricular molds by electroplating; rotational cavity molding
PUC of hollow molds; plastic parts (atrium, ventricle, aorta);
valve molds; completed heart (first model); sewing rings
for atrium attachment; mock circulation; dead dog--heart
placement; first in a live dog, December 12, 1957; wooden
model of solenoid heart; actual solenoid heart; mock circulation;
dog with solenoid heart; cineangiocardiogram of solenoid
heart; back view of solenoid pump; solenoid pump in mock
circulation; polyurethane working techniques; polyurethane
valves; corrugated vessels; dip molding polyurethane ventricles;
removing polyurethane parts from model; plastic parts for
solenoid pump; cineangiocardiogram of valve in a dog; and
view of solenoid. 25 minutes.
1964-65
67
Artificial heart inside the chest 2
Sound, color
16mm film
Sequence: Pendulum heart in mock circulation; close-up of
pendulum; air driven hearts; NASA control equipment; wave
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form of driving air pressure; demonstration of recoil due to
abrupt driving air pressure; dog with heart in chest. Wires being
repaired; NASA control equipment and recorders, Seidel and
Molopoulous; dog coming out of anesthesia with an artificial
heart; Norton reciprocating air pump; Norton hearts, right
and left; Norton drive (newer model); vacuum control system,
anti-suction bellows; devcon master molds for Silastic hearts;
molding technique for RTV Silastic; removal of molds; inside of
molds; making of metal disposable casts; assembly of casts;
layering of silastic on metal molds; completed Silastic heart
with coils; Holter company; Holter injection molds; finishing
disposable metal molds; removal of metal mold by melting;
assembly of artificial heart; testing air driven artificial hearts in
mock circulation; recording equipment; calf with artificial heart;
tracing; and calf drinking water. 32 minutes.
68
Artificial heart inside the chest
Sound, color
16mm film
Sequence: Testing of valves; testing machine; tricuspid valve
on high speed pictures; bad valve in tester; natural valve of a
dog in testing machine; polyurethane valves; placement of a
tricuspid valve in a dog (natural heart); cineangiocardiogram
of mitral in a dog; rubber valves in testing machine; valve in a
natural heart showing clot; plastic patches for clot investigation;
clots in plastic valve in a dog's heart; woven Teflon valves,
clotted. 20 minutes.
1965
Artificial heart inside the chest
U-matic videocassette
A compilation recording of items 66 and 67. 60 minutes.
1965
70
Fluid amplifier heart
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows the activities of a calf in suspension.
1966
71
Left heart bypass
Silent, color
16mm film
This film shows segments of bypass surgery on a sheep, using
an external heart machine. 7 minutes.
1966
Cassette
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Animal suspension and artificial heart re-circulation
Silent, color
16mm film
Demonstrates the older method of suspending an animal while
it is recovering from installation of an artificial heart. This also
shows a type of artificial heart in a re-circulation position outside
of the animal. 3 minutes
1960-1966
73
Artificial heart implant test film
Silent, color
16mm film
Footage of the implantation of an artificial heart; footage of a
calf connected to monitoring equipment and in suspension. Two
minutes.
1966 August 18
74
Artificial heart control system
Sound, color
16mm film
This film discusses the functioning of the artificial heart; the
control system developed by NASA; the components of that
system; and how it works. Written by Michael J. Crosby and
Kirby W. Hiller; produced by NASA (film serial C247). 17
minutes.
1966
75
Artificial heart
Silent, color
8mm film
This is a copy of an 8mm film made by Albert Kolff showing
Dr. Kolff and building 512 at the University of Utah and at a
meeting; the manufacture of an artificial heart; mock circulation;
surgery and monitoring equipment.
1969
76
Artificial heart insertion
Silent, black and white
16mm film
Shows medical personnel in conference, operating room and
surgery footage of artificial heart insertion in a calf.
1970
77
Total heart replacement in aheep
Silent, color
16mm film
The sheep who is operated on in this film is identified as TR 4
-70. This film shows the intibation and preparation of the sheep
followed by the opening of the chest, the bypassing of the heart,
pulsatile return, dissection of the heart, insertion of the artery
connector also known as the flow probe, insertion of the aortic
connector, viewing of the right atrium, and the connection of
1970 March
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the right then left ventricles. It then shows the heart pumping,
the closing of the chest and the sheep recovering from the
anesthesia.
78
Calves with artificial hearts
1971 April 20
79
Artificial Heart
Silent, color
16mm film
One week survival of calf with an artificial heart. Includes
section on hypothermia and a list of team members. Credited to
University of Utah College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering. 10 minutes.
1971 April
80
Operation footage
1971 March 02
81
Calf film
Silent, color
16mm film
Three films:A: H. Zwart and J. Kawai with calf attempting to
insert endotracheal tube. Three minutes.B: Shows University
of Utah Building 512 (Division of Artificial Organs) and the
Park Building. As well as, H. Zwart and J. Kawai with a calf
in the recovery cage. Views of monitoring equipment. Three
minutes.C: The making a K-G diaphragm; Mixing of unidentified
chemicals; and finally,H. Zwart and J. Kawai giving water to a
calf in the recovery cage.
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Unlimited Future for the Artificial Heart
Reel-to-reel audiotape
This address, "Unlimited Future for the Artificial Heart, was
presented by Dr. Kolf at a symposium on artificial organs at the
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. Kolff
is introduced by Dave Yen. This recording was provided for Dr.
Kolff by Dr. N. W. Tschoegl through the California Institute of
Technology's Office of Public Relations.
1971 November
18
83
Calf with artificial heart
Silent, color
16mm film
Canister label identifies TH72 C6 B6 DV4, "300 hr. calf." The
film itself is labeled TH72 C10 B8 DC 5 AEC 2. The footage is
of lab attendants working with calf, feeding it, getting it to stand.
There are views of the monitoring equipment in the lab. Five
minutes.
1972 February
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Silent, color
16mm film
Records a calf in a laboratory cage with a doctor and monitoring
equipment. A sign in the scene denotes hours with the artificial
heart as 289. The Calf eats and drinks. Five minutes.
85
Calf with artificial heart
Silent, color
16mm film
Canister identifies calf as TH 72 C10 B8 DC5 AEC2.
1972 March 07
86
Sheep in surgery
Silent, color
16mm film
This film shows the prepartion of a sheep for surgery, the
insertion of a tracheal tube; chest surgery; monitoring
equipment; preparing sheep for recovery; and the view of Salt
Lake City from the Avenues. Made by Academy Production Co.,
Ltd; Suginami-Ku, Tokyo. Eight minutes.
1976 February
87
Implantation G7V7-4
U-matic videocassette
Shows surgery from an overhead viewpoint, in which a calf's
(?) heart is removed and replaced with an artificial heart. 240
minutes.
1984 February
23
88
Heart and portable driver
U-matic videocassette
This videocassette shows the portable heart drive system,
developed by Peter Heimes, and its operation in conjunction
with the Jarvik 7 heart. Also, footage of the operating room
during the installation of Barney Clark's artificial heart. Made by
Symbion, Incirca 17 minutes.
1985 January 16
Cassette
Artificial Organs, 1983-1985
The section on other artificial organs includes material concerning work on the artificial arm and artificial
ear at the University of Utah.
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1983
Cassette
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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
InWonderland" 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.
90
Artificial organs today
Audiocassette
Side AA recording of a speech made by Dr. Kolff at Accounting
and Finance Conference. Topics include reminiscences of
the Second World War, the invention of the artificial kidney
and recovery rates; slide presentation on artificial kidney
development; the wearable artificial kindney; patient selection;
questions from audience concerning the cost of artificial organs;
a discussion of the intraortic balloon pump; the Jarvik heart;
Barney Clark and details of his case; and the artificial ear
and eye. Kolff speaks out against increased United States
militarization. Continued on side B. 45 minutes.Side BA
continuation of side A. Two minutes.
1985
91
Interview with Scott Shepherd
Silent
U-matic videocassette
Shepherd uses an "Ineraid" artificial ear. In this interview, he
gives advice for others who could use the artificial ear and
describes the level of "understanding" he has attained, as well
as the quality of his life. Includes diagrams on how the "Ineraid"
system works. Made by Symbion, Incirca Five minutes.
1985 January 08
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Artificial kidney in Korean War
Silent, color
16mm film
1953
Reel
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This film documents use of an artificial kidney in military
field hospitals during the Korean War. Shown are the 11th
Evacuation Hospital, transfer of a patient from helicopter
to hospital, his treatment by medical personnel, and the
preparation and use of an artificial kidney. 30 minutes.
93
Heart research news
Sound, black and white
16mm film
Persented by the National Heart Institute. Narrated by Charles
Rodgers andproduced by the Heart Information Center.1
"Alpha-Methyl DOPA proves effective for hypertension."2
"Countershocks saves hearts with abnormal rhythms."3
"Diet modification shown practical in pilot study."4 "Profile of
aging emerging from unique National Heart Institute study."5
"Conduction system locator helps lesser dangers of openheart surgery."6 "Computer monitoring of fetal ECG may save
lives."7 "Microscopy techniques help surgeons repair small
blood vessels."8 "New heart pump shows worth against heart
attack."9 "Artificial heart passes first experimental trials." 16
minutes.
1955
94
Internal Medicine; Vol. XI, No. 17
Reel-to-reel audiotape
Side AFive papers on a variety of subjects.Side BA panel
discussion held in Portland, Oregon, which discusses the
issues of patient selection and funding for the artificial kidney.
Participants are Belding H. Scribner, Professor of Medicine,
University of Washington School of Medicine (Moderator); Dr.
Kolff; John S. Murray, Clinical Director, Seattle Artificial Kidney
Center, The Swedish Hospital, Seattle; and Rev. Robert H.
Springer, Professor of Ethics, Loyola Seminary, Shrub Oak,
New York. A "Table of Contents" which accompanied this tape
is available. 35 minutes.
1964 Seotenver
07
95
Interview with Dr. Kolff
Reel-to-reel audiotape
Recorded from the radio program "Carol's Corner" on WKET,
Dayton, OH. The host is Carol Klein. Dr. Kolff speaks about the
development, ethics and operation of the artificial kidney.
1963 August
96
Farm and kidney transplantation picnic
Silent, color
16mm film
Sequence: Allan Pert on tractor to right; people on tractor;
tractor & trailer on the way; tractor approaching pond and the
dock; people on dock; Ferrara, his wife and >Dr. Nakamoto;
Juris Gailitis and boat; Mrs. Nagle putting Allan in boat and
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calling him in; Nakamoto and Roberts; picnic served from
trailer; Mrs. Nagle, son and husband; Dr. Kolff, Allan Pert and
Wayne Hasenyager eating; Juris Gailitis and Phillip Routzon
eating hotdogs; Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Kuhn; Aslean Cooper and
Royce Ann Cooper; and Dr. Kolff. Some of the people in this
film are the same transplant patients seen in item 107. Ten
minutes.
97
Who shall live?
Sound, black and white
16mm film
A National Broadcasting Company (NBC) News production,
narrated by Edwin Newman. This documentary discusses the
issues surrounding the use of the artificial kidney. The locale
for most of the film is the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center. The
film discusses the steps in screening patients for dialysis, the
history of the development of the artificial kidney (including an
interview with Dr. Kolff), the problems of financing treatment,
and the possibilities provided by home dialysis. 20 minutes.
1965
98
The 21st century
Sound, color
16mm film
This documentary is concerned with the future of artificial
organs and includes comments by Dr. Kolff on kidney donation.
Includes footage of kidney transplantation at the Cleveland
Clinic, discussion of patient selection, installation of an artificial
heart in a calf, and the electrical stimulation of muscles
in pursuit of artificial limb technology. Reported by Walter
Cronkite. 27 minutes.
1967
99
Everybody's problem
Sound, color
16mm film
A documentary on the issues of kidney disease, including Dr.
Louis G. Welt on kidney disease prevention and use of the
artificial kidney; Dr. John P. Merrill on Kidney transplantation;
stories of actual kidney transplantations and the importance
of dialysis in treatment of kidney disease. Produced by
Educational Media, Incirca and the National Kidney Foundation.
18 minutes.
1968
100
Dialysis picnic at the Hogle's
Silent, color
16mm film
1969 September
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Scenes filmed at a picnic in Utah with musicians, horseback
riding and close-ups of participants, including Kolff. Four
minutes.
Cassette
101
Dr. Kolff was here
U-matic videocassette
Made by AVRO and narrated by Dr. Kolff, this documentary
shows Dr. Kolff returning to Kampen, Netherlands, the city
where he developed the artificial kidney; discusses the Jarvik
heart, artificial arm, eye and ear; and discusses modern
dialysis. Kolff relates stories about his experiences in the
Second World War; gives his reasons for immigrating to the
United States; discusses the wearable artificial kidney; gives his
thoughts on transplantation; and discusses his relationship with
his wife. 48 minutes.
1979-1983
Markant
Sound, color
16mm film
Dr. Kolff narrates. This film discusses dialysis, has views of
the Dumke building, and gives biographical information on Dr.
Kolff, Kampen, Kolff's war experiences, the Cleveland Clinic,
and the University of Utah. It has interviews with nurses who
worked with Dr. Kolff in Kampen; and discusses the "Dialysis in
Wonderland" program, the artificial heart, and Barney Clark. 50
minutes.
1989 November
15
103
Leif Stenberg going to restaurant in Stockholm
U-matic videocassette
A recording of a trip to a restaurant by a patient using the
Heimer drive system.Made by Peter Heimer. 17 minutes.
1985
104
On the shoulders of giants
U-matic videocassette
A recording of ceremonies in which individuals, including
Dr. Kolff, who are considered "pioneers" in cardiovascular
research, are awarded by the John P. Murphy Foundation in
Cleveland, OH.
1985
105
Kolff films
Silent
1949-1972
Reel
102
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U-matic videocassette
A compilation of these films (listed above):1 Item 1.2 Item 75.3
Item 59, oxygenator preparation, dog--shows heart removed.4
Valve studies and item 39.5 Item 64, part 1.6 Thrombosis
studies.7 Item 59, part 6.8 Item 63, part 8.9 Item 39.10 Item
16.11 Item 85.12 Item 84.13 Kolff with dialysis machines
(circa1978)and patient.
Reel
106
Heart valve studies negatives
Silent, black and white
16mm film
1960
107
Artificial heart from the Cleveland Clinic
Silent, color
16mm film
Shows an artificial heart in operation on pump as well as
an artificial ventricle, a real ventricle, and a Teflon ventricle
with the valves opening and closing. This film also shows
Atrioventricular window patches 8-21 days. These include
two silastic, one polyurethane smooth, two knitted Teflon, two
collagen, and one polyurethane sponge. In closing, they show a
monocusp valve.
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Thermo vacuum forming
8mm film
Produced by Nannie K.M. De LeeuwDifferent techniques used
in thermo vacuum forming in 1981 and in 1982.
1981-1983
109
Dr. V. Mirkovitch, research 6, Cleveland Clinic
16mm film
Seidel's valve until Ciludae? Trend?Unedited remains of high
speed (something unreadable) of valve in mock circulation. Last
part is watchable.
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Pendulum in mock circulation
16mm film
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National Inventors Hall of Fame induction ceremony
VHS videocassette
Includes a letter to Dr. Kolff from Raymond V. Damadian,
September 15, 1992.Ceremony held at the E. J. Thomas
Performing Arts Hall in Akron, Ohio.
1992 April 25
Cassette
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112
KUED production: Civic dialogue
Audiocassette
Topics: Dr. Kolff, Dr. Brophy, and Dr. Wilson. Interviewer:
Clifton Jolley
1984 March 02
113
KRCL Production: Life is a creative process
Audiocassette
Interview of Dr. Kolff by Desiree Mays.
10 May 1984
114
Memoirs and anecdotes by Willem J. Kolff
Microcassette
1993 September
Image
115-116
Photographic materials transferred to the Willem J. Kolff
photograph collection (P0343)
Disc
117
Patterns of thought for writers conference
Phonograph record
Mrs. M.F.K fisher is the special guest in this series of "Patterns
of thought for writers conference". She discusses food and
gastronomy as well as the three great hungers: warmth love
and food.
1953
118
An envelope containing 5 phono discs.
Phonograph record
1967
119
An envelope containing a phono disc.
Phonograph record
J. Louis Reynolds of the Marquadt Corporation.
1960
120
13 Folders of Magnetic Dictaphone Cards for the FDA
Application.
dictaphone card
1981
121
119 Folders of Magnetic Dictaphone Cards covering a variety of
topics.
dictaphone card
See Folders for further information.
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Legacy of life: Willem J. Kolff, M.D., Ph. D. part 1
VHS videocassette
LDS Hospital Media Services. 1 hour 28 minutes.
1995 March 23
123
Legacy of life Willem J. Kolff, M.D., Ph. D. part 2
VHS videocassette
LDS Hospital Media Services. 15 minutes.
1995 March 23
124
National Inventors Hall of Fame ceremony
Betacam videocassette
1985
125
National Inventors Hall of Fame
VHS videocassette
Induction ceremony (Akron, Ohio). 1 hour 40 minutes.
1993 April 24
126
National Inventors Hall of Fame
VHS videocassette
>Induction ceremony (Akron, Ohio). 1 hour 45 minutes.
23 April 1994
127
Thoracoscopic breathing pacemaker surgery, DoBelle
VHs videocassette
1994 November
03
128
A history of extra corporeal circulation
VHS videocassette
PSICOR Incirca Production. 44 minutes
1990
129
Dr. B. Lott: History of renal dialysis
VHS videocassette
1991
130
Implantation of the GORE-TEX peritoneal catheter
Betacam videocassette
1983
131
Dutch interview with Dr. Kolff
Audiocassette
The tape is an interview in Dutch about Kolff's years in Kampen
by Rie Hulsmann-Gosen. It was made in 1991. The envelope
containing the cassette also contains a copy of a letter about
the cassette
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Dr. W.J. Kolff's induction into Beehive Hall of Fame in Salt Lake
City
VHS videocassette
1983 September
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Dialysis in wonderland
VHS videocassette
Grand Canyon: June 7-15, 1982Colorado River, Moab, Utah:
1979From a copy from Mr. John Warner.
1979; 1982 June
7-15
134
State-Of-The-Art lecture: Persisting medical problems in
dialysis treatment, are there any solutions?
VHS videocassette
J. Bergstrom, John P. Peters Award.
26 April 1994
135
Kidney transplant patients on Dr. Kolff's farm
VHS videocassette
Cleveland, Ohio
1964
136
Farm sequence of patients after kidney transplantation
VHS videocassette
Recorded on September 13, 1990 in Cleveland, Ohio.
1964 August 24;
1990 September
13
137
Kidney dialysis presentation by Sarah Goldberg
VHS videocassette
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Dialysis Pioneer's dinner (Rottach)
VHS videocassette
1986
139
Four films narrated by Dr. W. J. Kolff
VHS videocassette
Artificial Kidney for the Treatment of Serious UremiaDisposable
Coil KidneySingle Needle DialysisTowards a Wearable Artificial
Kidney
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Markant
U-matic videocassette
Dutch film with English inserts by Dr. Kolff.Kolff-narrated
version recorded November 15, 1989.
1989 November
15
141
Artificial eye
Audiocassette
This audiocassette contains an interview with a patient who had
an artificial eye inserted and an interview with the doctor who
performs the same type of procedures. The patient talks about
the time and incident in which he lost his eye sight as well as
the sensation of having surgery while still awake. He also talks
about recognition by sight verses recognition by touch and he
discusses the change in speed of his reading before and after
his surgery. The Physician talks about the future possibilities for
further improving the patients eye sight, explains the procedure
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in simplified terms and discusses the role of computers in eye
surgery.
142
Vacuum Formed Heart: Implantation of I7V7
VHS videocassette
1984 February
23
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Artificial arms--Utah--History--Sources
Artificial kidney--Utah--History--Sources
Eyes, Artificial--Utah--History--Sources
Heart, Artificial--Utah--History--Sources
Heart, Mechanical--Utah--History--Sources
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University of Utah--Institute for Biomedical Engineering
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