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10-K - FORM 10-K - THORATEC CORPf54943e10vk.htm
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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Thoratec Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending January 2, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gerhard F. Burbach, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
         
     
/s/ Gerhard F. Burbach    
Gerhard F. Burbach   
Chief Executive Officer
February 24, 2010