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From: Mechanical circulatory assist devices: a primer for critical care and emergency physicians
Classification of mechanical circulatory support devices. BiVAD biventricular assist device, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, LVAD left ventricular assist device, PVAD pulsatile ventricular assist device, RVAD right ventricular assist device, VAD ventricular assist device. BVS 5000 (Abiomed Inc.), CentriMag (Thoratec Corp.), EvaHeart (Evaheart, Inc. [available in Japan]), HeartAssist5 (ReliantHeart [CE mark in Europe, FDA approval for humanitarian device exception in the United States for pediatric patients]), HeartMate II (Thoratec Corp.), HeartWare HVAD (HeartWare Inc.), Impella (Abiomed Inc.), Incor (Berlin Heart AG [available in Europe]), Jarvik 2000 (Jarvik Heart, Inc.), Rotaflow (Maquet Holding BV & Co.), TandemHeart (CardiacAssist, Inc), VentriAssist (Ventracor, Ltd [available in Australia])