A 62-year-old hearing impaired female patient received an INCOR® LVAD specifically tailored to her needs in late September 2006 at the German Heart Institute Berlin.

The patient (the picture shows her with her husband on the day of her discharge from the hospital) was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy as well as mitral and tricuspid valve   insufficiency. She was operated on to reconstruct the valves in May 2006. In September 2006 doctors decided she needed a VAD therapy. 

End of September 2006 the 62-year-old received an INCOR® LVAD with long inflow cannula through medial implant at the German Heart Institute Berlin. Professor Yuguo Weng conducted the implant that went without complications.

The patient recovered well, and measures were taken to discharge her from the hospital. As the patient’s husband is also hearing impaired, the Berlin Heart R & D team fitted the INCOR® control unit with a support system for hearing impaired. 

The support system transforms the impulses that in the case of an alarm would trigger an acoustic signal from the INCOR® control unit into a light signal.

The light signal is intensified by a vibration alarm. These signals are strong enough to ensure the user will notice them even if he or she is sleeping, and can take appropriate measures.