The Modern DeBakey VAD™ To Be Introduced
For the First Time in the U.S.
HeartAssist 5™ Pediatric VAD Features
Industry Exclusive Direct Blood Flow Measurement System
HOUSTON (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 30, 2008 --
The HeartAssist 5™ Pediatric VAD will
be introduced for the first time in the U.S. at the 16th
annual meeting of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps
(ISRBP) in Houston on Oct. 2-4.
The Modern DeBakey VAD™ is the only
pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) that benefited from years of
hands-on leadership and support by Dr. Michael DeBakey. It is the only
VAD to feature the DeBakey name and the only FDA-approved pediatric VAD
in the world.
Originally created through a collaboration between Dr. DeBakey,
colleague Dr. George Noon, NASA and the Baylor College of Medicine, it
is one of the smallest VADs in the world. It can support the failing
left ventricle of the heart with blood flow of 1-10 L/min.
The U.S. introduction of the HeartAssist
5™ Pediatric VAD, The Modern
DeBakey VAD™, occurs less than three
months after the internationally renowned surgeon’s
death from natural causes. Dr. DeBakey passed away at age 99 on July 11.
He would have celebrated his 100th birthday on
September 7, 2008.
Rodger G. Ford, who led the buyout of then public MicroMed
Cardiovascular, Inc. and took the company private on August 25, 2008,
described his meetings with Dr. DeBakey as “…a
humbling experience. I left our meetings exuberant at Dr. DeBakey’s
interest and support.”
The HeartAssist 5™ Pediatric VAD is
the only VAD with the exclusive
direct flow measurement system, which provides measurement of blood
flow through the VAD. Since pediatric VADs are designed to support
failing hearts in children, precise blood flow measurement can prove
vital for patients in critical condition. At best, other devices only
approximate blood flow, which can be unreliable, or provide no blood
flow data at all.
The HeartAssist 5™ Pediatric VAD pump
weighs only 92
grams and measures just 2.8 x 1.2 inches. Because of its small size,
it is one of the few pediatric VADs that can be implanted
above the diaphragm in the pericardial space surrounding the heart,
which reduces the risk of complications.
Dr. DeBakey will be honored multiple times during this week. On the
evening of Oct. 1, Dr. Noon and heart assist device leaders will
celebrate the grand re-opening of the International Center for Medical
Technologies museum and hold an ISRBP presidential reception in honor of
Dr. DeBakey
The following afternoon at the opening session of ISRBP, Dr. Noon and
associates will pay tribute to Dr. DeBakey and his lifelong
accomplishments in heart surgery and the DeBakey VAD®.
There will also be a Tribute to Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Awards Gala
on Oct. 3.
In 1995, with the help of Drs. DeBakey and Noon, MicroMed Cardiovascular
was formed to license and commercialize NASA technology. The result of
their work was the first human implant of a rotary ventricular assist
device, the DeBakey VAD®, in 1998.
In the U.S., the HeartAssist 5™,
formerly DeBakey VAD® Child, is the only FDA-approved
pediatric VAD and a bridge-to-transplant IDE clinical study is underway
for adult use. In Europe, the HeartAssist 5™
is CE
Mark approved for both adult and pediatric use. The HeartAssist 5™
Straight VAD is CE Mark approved for patients with previous surgeries or
complicated anatomies. It is designed to be implanted through the less
invasive left thoracotomy.
Humanitarian Device: The HeartAssist 5™
Pediatric VAD is authorized by Federal law for use in providing
temporary mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to cardiac
transplantation for pediatric patients 5-16 years old who are listed for
transplant. The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been
demonstrated.
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