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Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc.
Advanced Diamond Technologies Enters Agreement with Jarvik Heart to Supply Diamond Coatings Engineered to Eliminate Blood Clotting in Heart Pumps
February 27th, 2009
Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (ADT) announces it has entered an exclusive agreement with Jarvik Heart, Inc. (JHI) to supply diamond coatings engineered for the blood contacting surfaces of Jarvik heart pumps presently under development. ADT and JHI will collaborate to develop improved blood contacting surfaces using ADT’s form of diamond, known as UNCD®, which is both thin and exceptionally smooth, to inhibit the formation of blood clots inside the device and to reduce the need for blood thinning medications which would increase the success rate of heart pumps. Modern rotary heart assist devices augment an ailing heart’s ability to pump blood. In a relatively...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-02-27)
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