pat, you seem to be taking too seriously what that doctor said... if you want quotes from professionals about VCR, i will give them to you right now... ready carefully...
The best achievement, he (Professor Don Esmore) says, was being the first surgeon to implant the VentrAssist LVAD, an artificial heart that replaces the function of the patient's own heart without removing it."
The Age 03/02/07
Monash Medical Centre's head of cardiothoracic surgery, Professor Julian Smith, said the pump was Australia's standout artificial heart.
The Courier Mail 04/11/06
"I'm still restricted, but nowhere near as much as before. I go shopping, go walking, go to lunch ... I've been given a whole new lease of life." - Mr Ian Haig
The Weekend Australian Magazine 09/09/06
"As soon as I had my operation I could feel all my body functions getting better - I got my blood flow back and I wasn't dizzy any more. I trust the pump completely" - Rod Hickling, Perth City to Surf participant
Western Suburbs Weekly 22/08/06
“…VentrAssist, developed by publicly listed company Ventracor… has him hopeful of barracking for his AFL team, getting to an Ashes cricket test in the summer and eventually flying to Sydney to visit the grandkids”.
The Canberra Times 29/04/06
“There are some opportunities for trial design that may allow us to get to destination therapy faster than the conventional route that the FDA has accepted for other companies”.
“…we’re looking at a whole lot of options about how to get to destination therapy in a way that will surprise our competitors and delight our shareholders” – Mr Peter Crosby.
The Australian Financial Review 20/01/06
“I then got the VentrAssist and I’m still here. I feel so lucky to be alive.” – Mr Neville Wills
Southern Gazette, Community News 15/11/05
"A Victorian teenager who has battled three life-threatening illnesses has become the youngest Australian with an artificial heart."
Sunday Herald Sun 11/09/05
"An Australian invention is giving heart disease patients a new lease on life. The artificial heart is surgically implanted to take over circulation."
Sky News UK and Australia 03/08/05
"HEART device maker Ventracor has hit another milestone after its medical pump was surgically implanted into a US patient, marking the beginning of a trial."
Courier Mail Newspaper 19/07/05
"Ventracor is primed to push the button on its American trial; it has shipped three pumps to participating hospitals and has a clinical support team ready to assist surgeons, nurses and the patients."
Australian Financial Review newspaper 09/07/05
"His quality of life has been transformed with the VentrAssist and he can safely go home to wait for a suitable donor heart and have a heart transplant.
"We are very excited to be involved with this clinical trial and so far, we have been most impressed by the device." - Dr Steven Tsui Papworth Hospital UK
BBC News 06/07/05
"ARMADALE grandfather-of-seven Hilton Chadwick may not have a pulse, but he is healthier than he has been in years. Whirring, not beating, beneath his own damaged heart lies an artificial heart."
Sunday Times Perth 06/02/05
"...it successfully completed the first stage of trials of its heart device in Melbourne It has approval for further trials in Britain and before Christmas submitted an application to the US regulator seeking approval to start its program in that market It has established a clinical trial facility at Columbia University and hopes to have an initial response from the US Food and Drug Administration by the end of February."
Business Review Weekly 02/02/05
''Ventracor's CE Mark trial is already underway, and a US trial is in the offing. It is planning to launch its device in 2006.''
Australian Biotechnology News 07/12/04
''They're well-focused on their commercialization phase which is the key to their success.''
Bloomberg 02/12/04
“The company expects its first revenues when it begins its US clinical trial next year..."
Australian Biotechnology News 12/11/04
“Analysts said the implant news was significant and showed Sydney-based Ventracor was on target to recruit the necessary amount of people in need to test its product.”
The Courier Mail 03/11/04
“Ventracor (ASX:VCR) has wrapped up a "successful" pilot trial of its VentrAssist artificial heart device.”
Australian Biotechnology News 25/10/04
"Ventracor (VCR) could be bringing in revenue sooner than expected, says ABN AMRO Morgans, with the potential for reimbursement of its artificial heart device in both the US and EU clinical trials."
The West Australian 06/10/04
"For the first time, we're seeing pumps that have the potential to provide a lifetime of support."
BBC News 01/10/04
"Dr Larbalestier said VentrAssist was "20 years ahead" of any other device, four times smaller and a fraction of the weight.
Sunday Telegraph 19/09/04
"These kinds of devices will be the way of the future," says Robert Kormos, head of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Artificial Heart Program.
Heart Disease Weekly 29/08/04
"They have picked a particularly difficult group of patients to treat, and yet the initial results are astounding. These people were very sick before the implant and now they are well and at home," says Dr Steven Tsui, Director of mechanical assist heart services at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.
New Scientist 28/07/04
"I can walk with my wife when she goes shopping. Before I wasn't fit enough. We now go out for dinner, which I wouldn't have been able to do. I was able to go to my grandchild's graduation, which I would probably have missed. "It's changed my life a lot. You ought to see the smile on my wife's face."
The Daily Telegraph 17/07/04
"Results of the ground-breaking implants have proved so successful after trials in Melbourne, doctors in Sydney hope to carry out the operation by the end of 2004. Medical teams in Perth, Brisbane, Auckland and the UK also plan to try out the ingenious VentrAssist pump, which was designed by Sydney-based company Ventracor."
The Daily Telegraph 13/07/04
"Ventracor has set a world-first by successfully implanting compact artificial hearts with only one moving parts."
The Sunday Times 04/07/04
"Sydney artificial heart company Ventracor (ASX:VCR) scooped up AUD$1.2 million in funding today, when the second round of Australian Research Council (ARC) linkage grants were announced."
Australian Biotechnology News 01/07/04
"Professor Esmore says the nation's ageing population could create a generation of heart-failure patients. "The majority, for long-term survival and quality of life, will need a device like this," he said.
The Age 28/06/04
"In a small way, artificial heart maker Ventracor is showing Australians how to build a world-class pharmaceutical industry along the Swiss model. It costs a lot less to conduct human trials of a device (such as an artificial heart) than a drug, so Ventracor was able to raise the money to conduct its human trials in Melbourne and later Europe, and to establish a manufacturing operation in Sydney."
The Australian 03/05/04
"Well deserving of the list of finalists in the Australian Design Awards is lifesaving and groundbreaking product developed by a group of Australian engineers at Ventracor Limited."
The Australian 22/04/04
"Artificial heart creator Ventracor has moved from the research and development phase into manufacturing with the establishment of a new $3 million centre at Chatswood."
Daily Telegraph 13/04/04
"What is being done in Melbourne right now is at the very forefront of heart technology anywhere in the world," says cardiologist Con Aroney, an associate professor at the University of Queensland.
The Australian 03/04/04
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