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- Highest bridge to human heart transplant rate of any heart device, 79%
- Over 850 implants account for more than 200 patient years on the Total Artificial Heart
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Local Man Thankful for New Heart
ABC 27 Harrisburg
Dec. 2, 2008
Deer hunting season is here. It's normally a big deal for one local man, but this year, he's sitting it out - and that's just fine with him. Jerry Goodrich is sitting out for the first time since 45 years ago when he was 12. He's not complaining. "I'll take this whole year. It'll give me time to heal," he said. "I'm not taking any chances"... read more
"Mechanical Cardiac Assist/Total Artificial Heart: Present and Future" Presented at CIMIT
Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT)
Oct. 14, 2008
CIMIT is a non-profit consortium of 12 Boston teaching hospitals and engineering schools including Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University. CIMIT’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among world-class experts in medicine, science and engineering, in concert with industry and government, to rapidly improve patient care... watch presentation (31:20) 2nd video on page
Disclaimer: The Companion Driver is an investigational device, limited by United States law to investigational use.
CAUTION - Freedom driver prototype. Not for Human Use. This product is in the research and development phase and will not be available for sale in the United States or Europe until after all regulatory requirements have been met.
Heart-Assist Device Market Heats Up
MX Magazine
Sept/Oct 2008
Recent regulatory approvals and favorable reimbursement rulings are expected to provide a boost to the market for heart-assist devices. Such devices offer the promise of extending and enhancing the lives of 22 million people worldwide who suffer from heart failure, some of whom might eventually be candidates for a human heart transplant or an implanted heart-assist device... read more
ATTENTION:
The above article incorrectly states that SynCardia Systems, Inc. is filing for FDA approval of the Companion Driver System. What the article should have stated is SynCardia will file for FDA approval to conduct an IDE clinical study of the Companion Driver System.
''Combo'' Transplant Performed Here in the Valley
Fox 10 Phoenix
Sept. 10, 2008
A law enforcement officer from Yuma with a SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart undergoes the first "combo" heart and kidney transplant at a Phoenix-area hospital. FOX 10's Sarah Acevedo reports... read more
Tucson: Home of ‘Bridge to Transplant’
Inside Tucson Business
May 16, 2008
How did Tucson become home for the company that is making the world’s first and only FDA-, Health Canada- and European Union CE Mark-approved temporary total artificial heart (TAH-t)? ... read more
Medicare Decision Bolsters SynCardia
Arizona Daily Star
May 6, 2008
A Tucson-based artificial-heart maker will now get reimbursed by Medicare for patients who are awaiting heart transplants, the company plans to announce today... read more
Medicare Expands Coverage for Artificial Heart Devices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
May 1, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final National Coverage Determination (NCD) expanding Medicare coverage of artificial hearts when they are implanted as part of a study that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that meets CMS’ Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) clinical research criteria... read more
