American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
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American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) is an organization of individuals and groups that are interested in artificial internal organs and their development.
It supports research into artificial internal organs
and holds an annual meeting, which attracts industry, researchers and government officials. ASAIO's most heavily represented areas are nephrology
, cardiopulmonary devices (artificial heart
s, heart-lung machines) and biomaterials. It publishes a peer-reviewed publication, the ASAIO Journal, six times a year.
It supports research into artificial internal organs
Artificial organ
An artificial organ is a man-made device that is implanted or integrated into a human to replace a natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so the patient may return to as normal a life as possible...
and holds an annual meeting, which attracts industry, researchers and government officials. ASAIO's most heavily represented areas are nephrology
Nephrology
Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.-Scope of the specialty:...
, cardiopulmonary devices (artificial heart
Artificial heart
An artificial heart is a mechanical device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used in order to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case transplantation is impossible...
s, heart-lung machines) and biomaterials. It publishes a peer-reviewed publication, the ASAIO Journal, six times a year.