“Compassionate” Cases of the Jarvik 2015 Ventricular Assist Device

We describe herein our experience of two compassionate use cases. In particular, this report has a special emphasis on the power consumption and hemolysis and inflammatory lab profile of the Jarvik 2015 VAD as hemocompatibility was the primary focus of the developmental and the preclinical phases.
Source: ASAIO Journal - Category: Medical Devices Tags: Pediatric Circulatory Support Source Type: research