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September 5, 2006

Abiomed Receives FDA Approval of The AbioCor®, The World’s First Completely Self-Contained, Implantable Artificial Heart AbioCor Granted Humanitarian Device Exemption

Louisville, KY, September 5, 2006 -- Abiomed, Inc. announced today it has received Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AbioCor® Implantable Replacement Heart (AbioCor). Jewish Hospital will again be among the first U.S. hospitals to offer patients the AbioCor totally implantable replacement heart.  The Jewish Hospital/University of Louisville team principal investigators and surgeons are Laman Gray, M.D., Rob Dowling, M.D., and Sanjeev Aggarwal, M.D.

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Robert L. Tools
Born July 31, 1942
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