â¢ Describe the three major funding policies used in the defense acquisition financial. management community (annual, incremental and full). â¢ Recognize situations where exceptions to the funding policies are appropriate for the. major appropriation categories of RDT&E, Procurement and O&M.
Also known as heart pump. A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump that supports heart function and blood flow in people who have weakened hearts. These devices can support the function of the left, right, or both heart ventricles. Ventricles are the lower chambers of your heart.
LVAD stands for Left Ventricular Assist Device. It is a mechanical device that circulates blood. throughout the body when the heart is too weak to pump blood adequately on its own. It is. sometimes called a âheart pumpâ or âVAD.â HeartMate II is a small implantable LVAD that.