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Turkish-made heart-lung machine used in treatment of 57 patients
Turkey's locally made heart-lung machine was used for 57 patients at three hospitals, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said.
The minister said the machine was built using domestic resources and that engineers and doctors worked together on it.
He said only four countries in the world can produce this type of technology.
A heart-lung machine is a medical device used in patient treatment, though the minister’s statement did not give details about the patients or procedures.
The use of the machine shows Turkey applying home-grown technology in healthcare, a field where the minister says the country wants to develop its own equipment.
Memişoğlu said Turkey would continue working to produce and develop health technology.
Turkey’s domestically produced heart-lung machine was used successfully to treat 57 patients at three hospitals, Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu said.
Memişoğlu announced the figures in a social media post on October 28, 2026.
He said the machine was made using domestic resources and was developed through work by engineers and doctors.
Memişoğlu said only four countries in the world can produce this type of technology.
- Who
- Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu announced the use of the machine.
- What
- A Turkish-made heart-lung machine was used successfully to treat 57 patients.
- When
- October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Three hospitals in Turkey; the hospitals were not named.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Patients treated
- 57
- Hospitals
- 3
- Machine
- Turkish-made heart-lung machine
- Countries able to produce this technology
- 4
- Announcement date
- October 28, 2026
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What people are saying
We said, “We are here too” in a critical technology that only four countries in the world can produce.
We successfully used our heart-lung machine, produced entirely with domestic and national resources, on a total of 57 patients in three hospitals, accompanying them on their journey to recovery.
The achievement we have brought about through the joint efforts of our engineers and doctors is a source of pride for us all.
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