Chairman, Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery Joint Working Group on New Technology
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Sunshine Heart says the US regulator has conditionally cleared its first American trial of the C-Pulse heart assist device, with about twenty patients to enrol across six US hospitals from late 2008.
Two American heart failure specialists have agreed to serve as co-principal investigators for Sunshine Heart's C-Pulse feasibility trial, which the company says adds credibility as it prepares a wider US study in 2007.