Profile: Thoratec Corporation focuses on the research, development, & marketing of medical devices for circulatory support, vascular graft, blood coagulation and skin incision applications. Our Thoratec® ventricular assist device (VAD) system is approved for left, right or total heart support & can be used as both a bridge-to-transplant & for recovery from open-heart surgery. Our HeartMate® XVE left ventricular assist system (LVAS) is now FDA approved as a long-term permanent implant, called destination therapy.
The company has ~920 employees. NYSE:THOR (SEC Filings)
FDA Registration Number: 2916596
15 Products/Services (Click for related suppliers)
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• Catheter Introducers (FDA Code: DYB / 870.1340) A catheter introducer is a sheath used to facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery. |
• Catheter Introducers, MULLINS |
• Catheter Introducers, Mullins Design |
• Foley Catheter Introducer |
• Heart Prosthesi |
• Implantable Venous Access Catheter Introducer Kits |
• Left Ventricular Assist Devices |
• Left Ventricular Circulatory Assist Unit (FDA Code: DSQ) |
• Point-of-care (POC) Coagulation Analyzers |
• Point-of-Care (POC) Diagnostic Devices |
• Point-of-care Testing, Blood Gas Kits |
• Small Diameter Vascular Graft Prosthesis (FDA Code: DYF / 870.3450) A vascular graft prosthesis is an implanted device intended to repair, replace, or bypass sections of native or artificial vessels, excluding coronary or cerebral vasculature, and to provide vascular access. It is commonly constructed of materials such as polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or collagen, or a synthetic coating, such as silicone. The graft structure itself is not made of materials of animal origin, including human umbilical cords. |
• Vascular Access Graft (FDA Code: LTH) |
• Vascular Graft Prosthesis (FDA Code: DSY / 870.3450) |
• Ventricular Assist Devices |