Franz Freudenthal: A new way to heal hearts without surgery
Franz Freudenthal: Nova metodo por kuraci korojn sen kirurgio
With his unique inventions (including a device knitted from threads of high-tech alloy by indigenous craftswomen), Franz Freudenthal saves children from congenital heart defects. Full bio
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niatempaj
that creativity is the key
estas la ŝlosilo
in the heart of the Andes.
al la centro de la Andoj.
included helping her
inkludis helpi ŝin
to understand life outside the city,
ekster la urbo,
used to recite a Kipling poem:
reciti poemon de Kipling:
I became a medical student.
studento de medicino.
children born worldwide
I think I can solve --
mi povas solvi --
I have spent my life working on.
pasigis mian vivon labori.
inside the mother.
and the pulmonary blood.
has a hole in the heart.
and genetic conditions.
genetikaj kondiĉoj.
is also one of the causes.
estas unu el la kaŭzoj.
with this condition,
kun tia problemo,
used to be the only solution.
kutime estis la sola solvo.
were camping in the Amazon region.
tendumis en la Amazona regiono.
in the fire was a green avocado branch.
verda branĉo de avokado.
for our first invention.
por nia unua invento.
can be closed with it.
povas esti fermitaj per ĝi.
wrapped onto itself.
how a very tiny catheter
thousands of hours of work in the lab.
milojn da horoj en la esplorejo.
povas savi vivojn.
to make a difference.
Dr. Alexandra Heath,
D-ro Alexandra Heath,
patients with our coil,
per nia volvaĵo,
to solve their heart condition.
aparaton por sia kor-malsano.
patients is different,
between the arteries is larger.
pli granda.
to be treated on time,
ricevi kuracon ĝustatempe,
indigenous friends in the mountains,
de mia avino en la montoj,
rakontis historiojn
told stories by weaving complex patterns
per teksiloj,
pri la nova aparato.
helped us for the new device.
to create a seamless device
senkunkudran aparaton,
tre kompleksan strukturon
into very complex structures
dum jardekoj.
decades to develop.
eniras en la korpon
la katateron tra la truo.
the catheter through the hole.
kaj flegado – kiam tio eblas.
and effort to heal -- if they do.
once the device is in place,
la aparato estas enmetita
medicina kaj homa.
and human point of view.
antaŭaj malsanuloj
of our former patients
intima interago
of creating something new.
estos kuracita.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Franz Freudenthal - Pediatric cardiologistWith his unique inventions (including a device knitted from threads of high-tech alloy by indigenous craftswomen), Franz Freudenthal saves children from congenital heart defects.
Why you should listen
In his quest to understand the complexities of congenital heart disease, Bolivian-German physician and inventor Franz Freudenthal creates and produces sophisticated devices aimed at improving the lives of patients, especially children that will carry this device inside their heart for the rest of their lives.
His most heralded invention, the Nit Occlud, closes a hole in the heart or arteries and restores basic heart functionality. Freudenthal works with top scientists and universities from Europe and North and South America; however, his heart is in Bolivia, where he works with a team of engineers and highly skilled laborers and dreams of healthy children.
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