SynCardia Systems, Inc. Release: 1,500-Bed German Transplant Hospital To Be Certified To Implant The CardioWest(TM) Temporary Total Artificial Heart

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2006--On Thursday and Friday, June 29 and 30, senior cardiac surgeon Dr. Christof Schmid and members of his cardiac transplant team from the University of Muenster (Universitatsklinikums Munster) in Muenster, Germany, will be in Tucson for training on the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t). The first of a three-part certification program will be conducted at the University Medical Center (UMC) Sarver Heart Center. Instructors will include Marvin Slepian, M.D., Richard Smith MSEE, CCE, and noted heart surgeon Jack Copeland, M.D.