CentriMag VAS Patient & Device Management Guidelines Page 9 of 42 © 2009 Levitronix – Document No. PL-0156, Rev. 00 (November 2009) Figure 3. CentriMag Blood Pump; the inflow port is located on top and the outflow port is located on the side.
The HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System is intended for use both inside and outside of the hospital, or for transportation of Left Ventricular Assist Device patients via ground ambulance, airplane, or helicopter.
At the core of the HeartWare® System is a pumping device called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The LVAD sits inside your chest and is connected directly to your heart.
Impella is a family of medical devices used for temporary ventricular support device in people with depressed heart function. Some versions of the device can provide right heart support during other forms of mechanical circulatory support including ECMO and Centrimag.
Currently, the Jarvik 2000 VAD is used in the United States in an FDA clinical trial of support as a bridge-to-transplant as well as destination therapy. It is fully approved for use outside of the United States. The Jarvik 2000 is implanted in the thoracic cavity and within the pericardium, which surrounds the heart.
The Thoratec IVAD is an implantable version of the Thoratec PVAD and works in the same manner, however unlike the PVAD, the IVAD pump(s) reside in the patient’s chest cavity.