Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for ventricular assist devices (VAD). VADs are a type of mechanical hemodynamic support device that helps increase blood flow in people who have ventricles that are not work properly due to heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy or myocardial infarction. Most often these devices support the left ventricle, so they are often referred to as left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). VADS come in two types, surgically implanted, usually as a bridge to heart transplant, and percutanenous catheter-based pumps used for temporary hemodynamic support. Examples of temporary percutaneous pumps include the Impella and TandemHeart devices.

 

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April 28, 2008 - Terumo Heart will present data on its DuraHeart LVAS, a circulatory support device intended to provide ...

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The AutoPulse Non-invasive Cardiac Support Pump is an automated, portable device with an easy-to-use, load ...

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April 22, 2008 - Thoratec Corp. received FDA approval of its PMA (PreMarket Approval) application, allowing the use of ...

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April 22, 2008 - The Sorin Group received the Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency's (PMDA) approval to ...

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April 22, 2008 - Balancing evidence-based medicine and point-of-care testing for improved supervision efficiency and ...

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April 15, 2008 – The American College of Cardiology, American College of Emergency Physicians and the Duke University ...

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March 21, 2008 – A central Ohio man has become the first person in the U.S., and only the 16th worldwide, to receive a ...

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March 18, 2008 - Abiomed Inc. received conditional approval from the FDA to begin its Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support ...

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March 7, 2008 – CircuLite has advanced its Synergy Pocket Circulatory Assist Device clinical program into a 20 ...

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February 27, 2008 - CircuLite Inc. released preliminary results of a pilot first-in-man study of four patients who ...

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February 7, 2008 - Abiomed Inc. reported its third quarter fiscal 2008 revenue reached $16.0 million, up 24 percent ...

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January 25, 2008 - The FDA informed Abiomed Inc. that the first three areas of concern regarding submission for 510(k) ...

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January 7, 2008 - Abiomed Inc. has rolled out a new Portable Circulatory Support Driver for both in-hospital and out-of ...

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January 3, 2008 – Abiomed Inc. selected Tufts-New England Medical Center (Tufts-NEMC) as a “Center of Excellence” for ...

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December 21, 2007 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Edwards) has completed its acquisition of certain assets of the ...

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