Japan, December 2005

Dr. Kenji Yamazaki received an award from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). This award recognizes young researchers who "are expected to become future trailblazers of scientific research in Japan."
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/ e-jsps-prize/awards_2nd_03.html

Tokyo, Japan, 25 May 2005

Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU) announced today that a 46-year-old man suffering from severe congestive heart failure became the world’s first recipient of the EVAHEART Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS). The implant was performed at TWMU on May 7th, and is the first in a clinical trial intended to evaluate the safety of the device. The EVAHEART LVAS is produced by Sun Medical Technology Research Corp located in Suwa City, in the Nagano Prefecture of Japan.

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