MicroMed Cardiovascular

In 1984, Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. George Noon performed heart transplant surgery on NASA-Johnson Space Center (JSC) engineer David Saucier, following a severe heart attack. Six months later, Saucier returned to JSC with the desire to apply spacecraft technology to help people with diseased hearts. As early as 1987, informal meetings began with NASA engineers and Drs. DeBakey and Noon in Saucier's home to discuss the design of a low-cost, low-power, implantable ventricular assist device (VAD). NASA began formal funding of the development of the device four years later, bringing space technology to earth-bound applications.In 1996, MicroMed received an exclusive license from NASA to use this rotary blood pump for cardiovascular applications. MicroMed then began the development of the critical support systems that would allow the device (system) to be approved by regulatory agencies and to be utilized in life-saving applications in humans. European clinical trials of the MicroMed DeBakey VAD began in November 1998 and CE Mark certification was awarded in May 2001. U.S. clinical trials began June 2000 and are going.
As of June 2005, over 330 patients at 46 heart centers in seven countries have been implanted with the device.

Contact Details: 8965 Interchange Drive Houston Texas 77054 United States of America Tel: (713) 838-9210 Fax: (713) 838-9214 Email: micromed@micromedtech.com WWW: www.micromedtech.com/

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