Showing posts with label heart pumps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heart pumps. Show all posts

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Internships at Thoratec Corporation/ St. Jude Medical

Thoratec Coorportation- Fighting Heart Failure

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Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_assist_device#/media/File:Blausen_0621_LVAD.png


There are many medical devices out in the world that promise somewhat normal life for those who have heart failure.  But by far the coolest device is Thoratec Corporation's Heart Mate II device because patients that have the device have no heart beat.  No heart beat you say! How can this be?