TED演讲:无创治疗心脏疾病的新方法(2)

In the coming years, I became a medical student. 后来几年,我去了医学院读书。 One of every hundred children born worldwide has some kind of heart disease. 我得知,世界上每一百个新生儿中就会有一个患有某种心脏疾病。 There's a part of this problem I think I can solve — the part of this problem I have spent my life working on. 我认为这是个我有能力去帮助治愈的疾病–...

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TED演讲:无创治疗心脏疾病的新方法(1)

The most complex problems in our time can be solved with simple techniques, if we are able to dream. 现如今,只要有梦想,就可以用最简单的手段解决最复杂的问题。 As a child, I discovered that creativity is the key to cross from dreams to reality. 在孩童时期,我发现让梦想照进现实的关键在于创造力。 I learned this from my grandmother, Dr. Ruth Tichauer, a Jewish refugee that sett...

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TED演讲:无创治疗心脏疾病的新方法(4)

But we live in a place that is 12,000 feet high. 但我们住在海拔3600多米的地方。 And, the patients there need a special device to solve their heart condition. 而且,那里的病人们需要一种特别的器材来解决他们的心脏问题。 The hole in altitude patients is different, because the orifice between the arteries is larger. 高海拔地区病人的心脏缺损不同于其他地区,因为他们的动脉孔径更大。...

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TED演讲:无创治疗心脏疾病的新方法(5)

As you can see, the device enters the body through the natural channels. 我们可以看到,这种器材无需大型切口就可以进入人体。 Doctors have only to close the catheter through the hole. 医生只需要在穿过心脏缺损的部分后关闭导管。 Our device expands, places itself and closes the hole. 我们的这种器材会自动膨大并找准位置,紧接着修复心脏缺损。 We have this beautiful delivery system t...

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TED演讲:无创治疗心脏疾病的新方法(6)

The path, it's not easy. Many obstacles arise all the time. 这一路走来并不容易。我们遇到了很多阻碍。 But we receive strength from our patients. 但我们从患者的身上汲取到了力量。 Their resilience and courage inspire our creativity. 他们的坚忍与勇气激励着我们去探索、创造。 Our goal is to make sure that no child is left behind, not because of cost or access. 我们的目标是确保...

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TED演讲:无创治疗心脏疾病的新方法(3)

One night, my friend Malte, were camping in the Amazon region. 有一天,我和我朋友Malte在亚马逊流域露营。 The only thing that would not burn in the fire was a green avocado branch. 我们发现唯一不能被火点燃的东西是绿鳄梨的树枝。 Then came a moment of inspiration. So we used the branch as a mold for our first invention. 这时我们有了一个灵感。我们利用这种枝条设计出了一个器材雏形...

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