Posts Tagged ‘Thoratec’

March 5th, 2014

4 Deaths Linked to Thoratec HeartMate II LVAS

Thoratec Corporation on Tuesday issued an urgent safety advisory about a serious problem with a key component of the HeartMate II LVAS system. The company said four patients had died and five had a loss of consciousness or other symptoms of hypoperfusion. The episodes occurred when patients and caregivers “experienced difficulties with the process of changing from a […]