<P> Paul Winchell invented an artificial heart with the assistance of Henry Heimlich ( the inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver ) and held the first patent for such a device . The University of Utah developed a similar apparatus around the same time , but when they tried to patent it , Winchell 's heart was cited as prior art . The university requested that Winchell donate the heart to the University of Utah , which he did . There is some debate as to how much of Winchell 's design Robert Jarvik used in creating Jarvik 's artificial heart . Heimlich states , `` I saw the heart , I saw the patent and I saw the letters . The basic principle used in Winchell 's heart and Jarvik 's heart is exactly the same . '' Jarvik denies that any of Winchell 's design elements were incorporated into the device he fabricated for humans which was successfully implanted into Barney Clark in 1982 . </P>
<P> Paul Winchell invented an artificial heart with the assistance of Henry Heimlich ( the inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver ) and held the first patent for such a device . The University of Utah developed a similar apparatus around the same time , but when they tried to patent it , Winchell 's heart was cited as prior art . The university requested that Winchell donate the heart to the University of Utah , which he did . There is some debate as to how much of Winchell 's design Robert Jarvik used in creating Jarvik 's artificial heart . Heimlich states , `` I saw the heart , I saw the patent and I saw the letters . The basic principle used in Winchell 's heart and Jarvik 's heart is exactly the same . '' Jarvik denies that any of Winchell 's design elements were incorporated into the device he fabricated for humans which was successfully implanted into Barney Clark in 1982 . </P>
who introduced the use of artificial heart for surgery
who introduced the use of artificial heart for surgery
Paul Winchell
Paul Winchell