Ethics of Cutting Edge Device Research

Ethics of Cutting Edge Device Research

Introduction

This paper is about the clinical research trial about the implementation of “Artifice Heart Device.” It describes about the clinical case and the ethical issues related to it.This clinical case describes about the patient, Mr. Roberts who had undergone quadruple coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery and again came to hospital with end-stage heart failure. He met with his doctor Dr. Jones, who was experienced cardiac surgeon and was conducting research on cardiac artificial heart to eliminate the problems of rejection or failure in collaboration with its manufacturer, Hipprotech. He had implanted ...