Turkey's domestic heart-lung machine LIFELINE HLM used in 57 patients

Within the scope of Turkey's domestic production moves in the field of health, the first domestic heart-lung machine 'LIFELINE HLM', developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and ASELSAN, has been successfully used in the treatment of a total of 57 patients at three different hospitals.

The heart-lung machine, known to be produced by only four countries in the world, was brought to life in Turkey with domestic resources. According to the social media statement by Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, the animal experiments and clinical studies of the device were carried out by the Presidency of Turkey Health Institutes.

It was reported that the domestic device named LIFELINE HLM successfully completed its first clinical use with an open-heart surgery performed at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, and as of today, the developed system has brought healing to a total of 57 patients in three hospitals.