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Interim artificial heart aided Creighton but did not cause death
Dr. Jack Copeland of the University of Arizona said the unauthorized artificial heart helped Thomas Creighton survive between heart transplants but failed to prevent his death from heart failure due to fluid-filled lungs. The device, invented by Kevin Cheng, was implanted after a transplant failed and used for about 11 hours while a second heart was sought. FDA officials planned to investigate as questions about approvals arose.
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Tucson, Ariz
Jack G. Copeland
University of Arizona
Thomas Creighton
Creighton
Tucson
Phoenix
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Copeland
Kevin Cheng
FDA
University of Arizona Medical Center
Cecil Vaughn
William Grigg
Washington
Alethea Caldwell