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maxine C.
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Centurion VAD Driveline Management Kit, Weekly HM-II and Thoratec battery pack and wall unit.

Last activity 5 years 8 months
Hello, I lost my sister last month and I have her case of Driveline Management kits. I am selling the case for $200.00 plus shipping and Thoratec battery pack and wall unit for $200.00 plus shipping. if anyone is interested you can email me @ maxine66@verizon.net.
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JW R.
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LVAD Shoulder Bags

Last activity 5 years 9 months
Hello, I am Pastor Rucker founder of Walking on Water Outreach Ministries and currently an LVAD patient. I had problems with the standard shoulder bag that I received from the hospital. I later purchased a bag from another vendor it was ok however I am 6'2'' and I did not want my driveline to show...
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Bill W.
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Battery clips

Last activity 3 years 3 months
Does anyone have problems with batt. Clips I put them in my pocket to do things every once in a while batt. Beeps
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Herman R.
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Risk of lightning

Last activity 6 years 1 month
Can anyone tell me what the risk is of being connected with external electric power in a thunderstorm? Is it advisabel to connect the batteries instead, when there is lightning around?
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Eugene G.
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Generator for HeartMateIII

Last activity 6 years 3 months
Hello, I'm new at this forum and have question about generator. I'm planning to use generator when electricity goes down at home and when I going for camping overnight. There are two type of generators : battery and gasoline. Portable Battery Generator will be used at home and gasoline outside the...
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Chris H.
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Electrical outlet

Last activity 6 years 4 months
Hi Everyone, Not sure if this is of help to anyone... I have been concerned about my HeartMate plug being accidentally pulled out of the wall socket. Not usually something to worry about. However, I have had another plug separated enough from the scocket to turn off a light when my cat jumped over...
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Mariza M.
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Battery charger failure

Last activity 6 years 6 months
Hi, Has anyone already had problems with the Battery charger? I had to unplug it from the outlet for a few hours and, when I plugged it back, it did not turn on. There was no electricity problem that could explain that. I do not know what is the half-life of this type of machine, but mine has only 3...
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