Currently there are three clinically accepted axial-flow devices available—the Debakey VAD ® (MicroMed Technology, Inc., Houston, TX), 3 the Jarvik 2000 ® (Robert Jarvik, New York, NY), 4 and ...

In general, a pulsatile VAD is paracorporeal, and an axial VAD is intracorporeal ... II is currently the only continuous-flow left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) approved by the FDA for both ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload ...