HeartMate III is a next-generation continuous flow left ventricular assist device (:LVAD) based on fully magnetically levitated technology. This technology helps in reducing adverse event rates ...
PLEASANTON, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- Thoratec Corporation, a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said today that its CE ...
Abbott is recalling a system monitor used with the Heartmate cardiac pump because screen display issues could pose a risk to patients. The Class 1 recall affects 4,842 monitors distributed in the U.S.
November 17, 2009 (Orlando, Florida) — Advanced heart-failure transplant-ineligible patients with Thoratec's HeartMate II continuous-flow left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) have better-than-even ...
ST. PAUL, Minn.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the company has received an Innovation Award for its HeartMate 3 ™ Left ...
Cleveland, OH - Patients implanted with a HeartMate II (Thoratec) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) following its 2008 FDA approval have had similar outcomes to what was predicted by the ...
PLEASANTON, Calif., Thoratec Corporation, a world leader in mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, announced the first ever HeartMate 3™ implant ...
MOMENTUM 3 Study meets primary endpoint for short-term indication Results presented during late-breaking clinical trial session at the AHA Scientific Sessions MOMENTUM 3 Study data published in the ...
Thoratec Corp. on Wednesday won U.S. approval to sell an implantable heart device as a permanent treatment for patients too sick for transplants, opening a new market for the product. Thoratec already ...
New data from the MOMENTUM 3 study showed for the first time that a heart pump can extend survival to five years and beyond for advanced heart failure patients Prior data1 have shown survival for ...
Abbott Laboratories' HeartMate 3 heart pump for advanced heart failure kept more patients alive for two years with fewer incidents of stroke than the company's prior left ventricular assist device ...