ARVADA, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--Sorin Group (MIL:SRN), worldwide leader in cardiac surgery solutions, released also in the US the successor to Sorin Group’s SIII perfusion system-the S5. The Stockert S5 is a fifth-generation heart-lung machine (HLM), coming from Stockert and COBE Cardiovascular brand technologies and is expected to help hospitals achieve new industry standards for safety, functionality, flexibility and quality. U.S. cardiac surgery teams now have access to the S5 along with the Stockert Heater-Cooler System 3T, used to control patient’s temperature during cardiac surgery and also recently cleared for sale in the United States.
