Thoratec Corp.

Life on the pump.(Health Fitness)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/30/2009; 1209 words; ...quarter live two years. The HeartMate II, made by Thoratec Corp. of Pleasanton, Calif., is the first of a new generation...candidates for a transplant. The study was sponsored by Thoratec, and many study leaders consult for the company or...

A new life-saving device.(Reflejos)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/29/2009; 516 words; ...solution. But few patients find a donor, and many are too old or sick for a transplant. With the HeartMate II, made by Thoratec Corp. of Pleasanton, Calif., a wire from the patientAEs abdomen connects the pump to a small computer and batteries...

Un nuevo dispositivo salvavidas.(Reflejos)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/29/2009; 914 words; ...or -]os. El aparato HeartMate II, fabricado por Thoratec Corp. de Pleasanton, California - es el primero de una...El nuevo estudio financiado por la compa[+ or -]a Thoratec lo puso a prueba en pacientes con severas fallas cardacas...

Abiomed's pumps help hearts go on
The Boston Globe; 11/23/2009; 740 words; ...implantation. Products such as Impella 2.5, and rivals from HeartWare International Inc., of Framingham, and Thoratec Corp., of Pleasanton, Calif., are known as left ventricular assist devices, or LVADs. The devices have been gaining...

New pumps reduce heart failure deaths but are pricey, study finds.(Front)
The Virginian Pilot; 11/18/2009; 1130 words; ...two years. The HeartMate II, made by Thoratec Corp. of Pleasanton, Calif., is the first...transplant. The study was sponsored by Thoratec, and many study leaders consult for the...leader. CAPTION(S): Courtesy of Thoratec