Heart-Pak trials to begin in home patients:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Thermo Cardiosystems is to begin testing its HeartPak portable driver in patients' homes. The compact, battery-powered device provides an external source of power for the company's pneumatic HeartMate left ventricular-assist system (LVAS) and is specifically designed for home use. It is already available in Europe and Asia. The HeartMate system, which acts as a bridge to heart transplant, was approved by the FDA in 1994.