Object
Picard's Replacement Heart
A sterile, human-sized cardiac implant prepared for immediate transplant: a compact bioengineered organ—muscular, pale-red and glistening—seated in a chilled, transparent sterile canister with labeled clamps and surgical connectors. The device rests on the operating-room instrument tray and passes under gloved hands; nurses and the surgeon handle it with brisk, clinical motions as the anesthesiologist secures the patient and the team compresses ritual into procedure.
2 appearances
Purpose
To serve as a secondary cardiac implant replacing or augmenting Captain Picard's failing heart during a high-risk surgical procedure.
Significance
Functions as the literal life-or-death linchpin of the operation and a dramatic focal point: the implant concentrates urgency and consent-stripping authority, turning medical procedure into a contest over agency and risk as Picard submits to surgery.
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