Second Intermacs Annual Report: More Than 1000 Primary LVAD Implants

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 10.

Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jan;29(1):1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.10.009

Company	Device	Position
Abiomed, Incorporated	AbioCor Total Artificial Heart	TAH
Micromed Technology, Incorporated	MicroMed DeBakey Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) – Child	L
SynCardia Systems, Incorporated	SynCardia CardioWest	TAH
Thoratec Corporation	HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Support (LVAS)	L
	HeartMate Implantable Pnuematic (IP)	Lt
	HeartMate Vented Electric (VE)	L
	HeartMate Extended Vented Electric (XVE)	L
	Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist Device (IVAD)	L/R
	Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device (PVAD)	L/R
WorldHeart, Incorporated	NovaCor PC	L
WorldHeart, Incorporated	NovaCor PCq	L

TAH, Total Artificial Heart

L, left ventricle

L/R, left ventricle or right ventricle