Metal lungs. Conceptual illustration of mechanical lungs in a steampunk style, representing artificial lungs and other ventilation techniques. Early v

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Metal lungs. Conceptual illustration of mechanical lungs in a steampunk style, representing artificial lungs and other ventilation techniques. Early ventilators were called iron lungs. They mechanically moved air in and out of the lungs when the patient was incapable of breathing for themselves. This image could also represent robotics or cybernetics, where human body parts are replaced by mechanical ones.

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Size: 4594px × 4594px
Photo credit: © JOSE ANTONIO PENAS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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