John Heysham Gibbon at Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia reported in 1953 the first successful use of extracorporeal circulation by means of an oxygenator, but he abandoned the method, disappointed by subsequent failures.
Dr. John Heysham Gibbon de la Jefferson Medical School din Philadelphia, a raportat în 1953 prima utilizare cu succes a circulației extracorporeale, prin intermediul unui oxigenator, dar a abandonat metoda, dezamăgit de eșecuri ulterioare.