Although he assisted in the surgery, Mortensen would not discuss particulars of the implant, which involved insertion of the device via the neck or groin into the inferior vena cava, the large vein that brings blood to the heart.
It is inserted via the neck or groin into the inferior vena cava, the large vein that brings blood to the heart.
As the IVOX floats in the blood flowing through the vena cava, oxygen passes through the fiber walls into the oxygen-poor blood. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide passes from the blood through the fiber wall into the hollow fiber.