SynCardia Systems – TAH-t Companion 2 Driver System (C2)

June 15, 2015 Dear Transplant Surgeons and Cardiologists, We are writing to inform you that we have received preliminary information suggesting a higher mortality rate for one subgroup of patients using SynCardia Systems, Inc.’s Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) Companion 2 Driver System (C2 Driver System). Interim analyses suggest that patients who required pre-implant circulatory rescue…

Public Meeting

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting on the reauthorization of the medical device user fee program. The current legislative authority for the medical device user fee program expires in September 2017 and new legislation will be required for FDA to continue collecting user fees for the medical device program. Date,…

Updates to Preventing Surgical Fires

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