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Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)

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Product / VendorSpecificationsList Price
AB5000™
ABIOMED, Inc.
Features:
  • Sterile, disposable Ventricle provides circulatory support in the presence of left-, right-,
Pump Design: Pneumatically driven pump
Coating: Inquire
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BVS® 5000 Biventricular Support System
ABIOMED, Inc.
Features:
  • A pneumatic drive console that can operate one or two blood pumps independently, which can
Pump Design: pulsatile flow
Coating: proprietary AngioFlex™ elastomer
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EXCOR
Berlin Heart AG
Features:
  • Extremely long service life
  • Heparin coating (Carmeda®)
  • Two ...
    • Pump Design: Inquire
    Coating: Heparin coating (Carmeda®)
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    MYO-VAD™ Cardiac Assist Device
    Biophan Technologies, Inc.
    Features:
  • Based upon Direct Mechanical Ventricular Actuation (DMVA) technology
  • Consists of a ...
    • Pump Design: Inquire
    Coating: Inquire
    Inquire
    TandemHeart® PTVA® (Percutaneous Transseptal Ventricular Assist) System
    CardiacAssist, Inc.
    Features: Precision molding, machining, and alignment of the VADs' internal parts coupled with the ...
    Pump Design: Centrifugal Impeller
    Coating: Equipped with a unique integrated lubrication and anticoagulation system, the TandemHeart™ VAD ...
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    Jarvik 2000
    Jarvik Heart, Inc.
    Features:
  • Simple design offers incredible reliability
  • External controller is designed with ...
    • Pump Design: Axial-flow pump
    Coating: Inquire
    Inquire
    Kantrowitz CardioVad™
    L.VAD Technology, Inc.
    Features: The CardioVad™ has three main parts:
  • A blood pump, implanted in the aorta (the large ...
    • Pump Design: The CardioVad blood pump is an inflatable avalvular polyurethane bladder which is sutured to replace
    Coating: an inflatable avalvular polyurethane bladder
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    DeBakey VAD®
    Micromed s.r.l.
    Features:
  • Miniaturized size and light weight: About 1/10 the size of competitive pulsatile VAD ...
    • Pump Design: impeller driven
    Coating: Inquire
    Inquire
    HeartMate II
    Thoratec
    Features:
  • Positive Clinical Outcomes including low thrombosis, low hemolysis, and low ...
    • Pump Design: Rotary pumping mechanism
    Coating: Inquire
    Inquire
    HeartMate™ LVAS
    Thoratec
    Features:
  • Thoratec Corporation places great emphasis on the durability and reliability of its devices. The
    • Pump Design: pulsatile flow
    Coating: Thoralon
  • Sintered titanium microspheres line the titanium side of the blood chamber. ...
    • Inquire
    HeartMate® II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
    Thoratec
    Features:
    • Implantation requires a less invasive surgical procedure
    • Relative ease of management;
    Pump Design: Inquire
    Coating: Inquire
    Inquire
    VAD System
    Thoratec
    Features:
  • Is the only system that offers circulatory support for either the left side of the heart, the ...
    • Pump Design: pulsatile flow
    Coating: The VAD pumps are prosthetic ventricles consisting of a smooth, seamless pumping chamber enclosed in
    Inquire
    VentrAssist™ LVAS
    Ventracor Inc.
    Features:
  • Small size
  • Patented hydrodynamicaly suspended impeller
  • Diamond-like ...
    • Pump Design: Hydrodynamically suspended impeller
    Coating: Diamond-like carbon coating
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    Novacor® LVAS
    World Heart Corporation
    Features:
  • Pump/Drive Unit: The pump/drive unit includes the pumping chamber and electromechanical driver, ...
    • Pump Design: pulsatile
    Coating: polyurethane pump sac
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    Novacor® LVAS
    World Heart Corporation
    Features:
  • Pump/Drive Unit: The pump/drive unit includes the pumping chamber and electromechanical driver, ...
    • Pump Design: pulsatile
    Coating: polyurethane pump sac
    Inquire
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