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Murphy,, William Parry was born on November 11, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Parry and Harriet Adams Murphy.
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William Parry Murphy,, American mechanical engineer. Achievements include development of a flexible sealed blood bag for the transfusion of whole blood first used during the Korean War; design of a series of inexpensive medical trays equipped with drugs and sterilized tools that can be discarded after use, reducing cross-contamination of patients; patents in field.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Harvard College, 1946. Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, 1947.
Career
Intern St. Francis Hospital, Honolulu. Research fellow in medicine Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. Physiologic instrumentation researcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer, chairman Cordis Corporation (formerly Medical Development Corporation), Miami, Florida, 1957—1985. Founder, chairman Small Parts Inc., 1964—2005. Board directors Hyperion, Inc., 1986—2003, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1999—2003.
Board directors Bioheart, Inc., since 2003.
Achievements
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Achievements include development of a flexible sealed blood bag for the transfusion of whole blood first used during the Korean War. Design of a series of inexpensive medical trays equipped with drugs and sterilized tools that can be discarded after use, reducing cross-contamination of patients. Patents in field.
Membership
Co-founder, member executive advisory board Foundation Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST), since 1989. Fellow: American Institute Medical & Biological Engineering (founding fellow 1993).
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American
Awards
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Named to National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2008. Recipient FIRST Founder's award, 2000, Lemelson-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement award, 2003, Distinguished Service award, North America Society Pacing & Electrophysiology, Jay Malina award, Beacon Council Miami.Named to National Inventors Hall of Fame, 2008. Recipient FIRST Founder's award, 2000, Lemelson-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement award, 2003, Distinguished Service award, North America Society Pacing & Electrophysiology, Jay Malina award, Beacon Council Miami.