This Melrose heart-lung machine was imported at the request of Brian Barratt-Boyes in the late 1950s. It made it possible for surgeons to operate on an exposed dry heart, using the machine to bypass the heart temporarily. The machine that arrived needed additional parts and considerable modification to function successfully. This work was done by senior technical officer Sid Yarrow (pictured) with assistance from Alfred Melville of the Auckland Industrial Development Laboratory.
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Museum of Transport and Technology, Walsh Memorial Library
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