Worldheart has installed 1500 LVADS without A SINGLE DEVICE FAILURE.
As for Thoratec. It employs 792 people and here is what they do:
Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in products to treat cardiovascular disease with its Thoratec® Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) and HeartMate® Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) with more than 8,000 devices implanted in patients suffering from heart failure. In November 2002, the HeartMate was approved by the FDA as the first, and to date, only heart assist device for Destination Therapy, or permanent support, providing a new lifesaving treatment for end-stage heart failure patients ineligible for cardiac transplantation. Thoratec's product line also includes the Vectra® vascular access graft (VAG) for patients undergoing hemodialysis. Additionally, its International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) division supplies blood coagulation testing and skin incision products. Thoratec is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. For more information, visit the company's web sites at http://www.thoratec.com or
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