William P. Murphy, Jr., 2003 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

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Combining a passion for mechanical engineering with his expertise in medicine, William Murphy, Jr. has revolutionized the biomedical industry. His inventions include significant improvements on the early cardiac pacemakers, artificial kidneys, cardiac catheters and disposable medical trays.

Murphy collaborated with Dr. Carl Walter on the development of a flexible sealed blood bag for the transfusion of whole blood. Its first use was during the Korean War, where Murphy took the device to the battlefields and created a simple system for rapid, air-free transfusions.

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