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Thoratec Corporation Provides Update on Worldwide Recall of Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device
U.S. Newswire, July, 2007
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To: MEDICAL EDITORS
Contact: Thoratec Corporation, Customer Service, 1-800-456-1477
PLEASANTON, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thoratec Corporation is providing an update on a voluntary, worldwide recall initiated on April 9, 2007 of all paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices (PVAD) manufactured and distributed prior to October 2006. The firm voluntarily recalled the products after learning of continuing incorrect collet nut assembly during surgical implantation. Use of the wrong size collet nut to secure the inflow cannula to the PVAD has resulted in three patient deaths since ...
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