The AB5000™ Circulatory Support System provides temporary support for one or both sides of the natural heart in circumstances where the heart has failed, giving the patient's heart the opportunity to rest and potentially recover.

The AB5000™ Ventricle, one of the main components of the system, is vacuum assisted technology with a clear housing to allow clinicians a view into the device. It uses the same cannula as the BVS 5000 Blood Pumps, allowing for seamless transition of devices without requiring an additional surgical procedure.

Unlike other ventricular assist systems that can require multiple drivers for a single patient, patients on the AB5000™ Ventricle require only a single console – regardless of condition.

The AB5000™ Console is designed to allow patients to leave their hospital rooms and walk within the hospital and on hospital grounds. Multiple studies have shown that patient ambulation, or walking, greatly assists the recovery process. The ease of use and transport capability of the AB5000™ System makes it an important option for both regional and local cardiac centers. Patients can be put on the AB5000™ or the BVS® 5000 System at their local hospital and then be transported to more advanced cardiac centers if necessary.

Although Abiomed Europe has launched the iPulse™ Console (see further info on our web site), we continue to offer the AB5000™ Console.

Abiomed Cannulas are designed to cause minimal trauma and facilitate insertion without coring the heart. They attache to either the AB5000™ Ventricle or the BVS® 5000 Blood Pump, allowing for "closed chest" transition between devices when longer patient support is deemed necessary by the doctor.

Abiomed Europe offers 2 different size, malleable inflow cannulas, 32F and 42F in both long and short versions. The outflow cannula has a 10mm graft.