ABIOMED'S TEMPORARY ARTIFICIAL HEART SYSTEM REACHES 1,000 PATIENT MILESTONE; BVS-5000 IN MORE THAN 100 U.S. MEDICAL CENTERS.DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1995-- ABIOMED, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ABMD ABMD areal bone mineral density ABMD AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (US Navy) ABMD Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense ) today announced that a twenty-two year old student, discharged April 25th from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a hospital in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill. With Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of Partners HealthCare. , was the one thousandth patient to be supported with the BVS-5000 heart support system. This patient had a flu-like infection that developed into viral myocarditis Myocarditis Definition Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can result from a variety of causes. While most cases are produced by a viral infection, an inflammation of the heart muscle may also be instigated by and resulted in severe, life-threatening heart failure. She was maintained on full BVS BVS Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (Brazil) BVS Bureau of Vital Statistics BVS Brethren Volunteer Service (Church of the Brethren) BVS Boston Vegetarian Society (Cambridge, MA) (R) support by Dr. Gregory S. Couper, Director of the Cardiac Surgical I.C.U. To save her life, BVS support to both sides of her heart was required for 11 days. This gave her heart time to recover from the infection and for the patient to make a complete recovery. The BVS-5000, the initial product of ABIOMED's Cardiovascular division, was the first such device to receive FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approval in November, 1992. It is the only approved device capable of supporting both the right and left sides of the failing heart. It is intended for temporary use for patients in postcardiotomy shock. The BVS continues to save lives and is becoming the standard of care at many leading medical centers. By the end of the Company's fiscal year on March 31, 1995, the second fiscal year since FDA approval, the BVS-5000 had been installed in over 100 hospitals in the U.S. Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, ABIOMED, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets innovative cardiovascular, medical and dental products and is a leader in the research and development of heart support systems. CONTACT: John F. Thero Chief Financial Officer Kristin T. Hurley Executive Assistant (508) 777-5410 Ext. 100 or Betsy Brod/Alex Gleeson Media Contact: Lee Foley Morgen-Walke Associates (212) 850-5600 |
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