New smaller design...for smaller size patients....BD
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thoratec Corp won U.S. approval to sell a new implanted heart pump to keep patients alive while they wait for a transplant, U.S. health regulators said on Monday.
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The HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist
System is more compact than earlier devices and can be implanted in women or smaller men, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.
The new device is about three inches long and weighs about one pound, the FDA said.
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