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Article: Minogue on AbioCor prospects - 'more optimistic than ever'.
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- Medical Device Daily
- Article date:
- June 27, 2005
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Minogue on AbioCor prospects more optimistic than ever
By CHRISTOPHER DELPORTE
Medical Device Daily Washington Editor
WASHINGTON A day after an FDA panel made an unusual decision regarding the humanitarian device exemption (HDE) application from Abiomed (Danvers, Massachusetts) for its AbioCor totally implantable artificial heart, company leadership told investors it was moving forward with confidence.
Michael Minogue, chairman, president and CEO of Abiomed, said in a Friday conference call that he was more optimistic today than ever before about the devices ultimate marketability and use for heart patients.
On Thursday, ...