Descending Aorta Articles & Analysis

Montreal-based Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. (PMD) developed a percutaneous heart pump designed to support cardiac and renal function in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). PMD announced it will present its first-in-human results for the ModulHeartTM in the following session during the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting held September 16-19, 2022 at the Boston Convention ...

By Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.

Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. is delighted to announce its first-in-human results for the ModulHeart have been presented at the prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) meeting held November 5–7, 2022 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL. Montreal-based Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. (PMD) developed a percutaneous heart pump designed to support cardiac and renal function ...

By Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.

Terumo Aortic today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Thoraflex Hybrid Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) device for commercial sale in the United States for the treatment of patients with complex aortic arch disease. Thoraflex Hybrid is the first of its kind device used in Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) repair in the United States and was granted ...

By Terumo Aortic

Montreal-based Puzzle Medical Devices Inc., announced today the successful completion of the company’s ?rst-in-human study to evaluate the performance of its ModulHeart percutaneous heart pump designed to reduce cardiac afterload and improve renal perfusion in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Four patients had ModulHeart deployed to provide circulatory support while undergoing ...

By Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce that Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. has won the TCT 2022 Shark Tank Innovation Competition for its novel circulatory support device that is implanted percutaneously in the abdominal aorta. The competition took place during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in ...

By Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.

Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing a catheter-deployed micropump for the management of chronic heart failure, today announced that its AortixTM device won the MedTech Breakthrough Award for "Best Overall Medical Device Product." MedTech Breakthrough is an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global health and medical ...

By Procyrion, Inc.

In April 2013, final-year Danish medical student Habib Frost was called out to an emergency: a four-month old girl had just suffered cardiac arrest. Frost’s team tried defibrillation, but to no avail. Immediately after, the team was called out again: another case of cardiac arrest, this time a woman in her 30s. Once again, Frost was powerless to save her life. “I felt ...

By Neurescue

Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing a catheter-deployed micropump for the management of chronic heart failure, announced today it has hired three additional team members to support the advancement of its intra-aortic heart pump, AortixTM, for use in NYHA Class III-IV heart failure patients. Patricia DaSilva, Margo Fendrich, and Aaron Stone will focus on product development and ...

By Procyrion, Inc.

Procyrion, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company, today announced the completion of a $30 million Series D funding round led by a new investor, Bluebird Ventures. Returning investors include Fannin Partners, Scientific Health Development, the State of Texas, and an undisclosed strategic investor. The company is developing its Aortix™ system, a percutaneous blood pump initially ...

By Procyrion, Inc.

Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing percutaneous circulatory support devices for the treatment of heart failure, announced today that it has secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aortix™ System. Aortix is a circulatory support device for chronic heart failure patients on medical management who have been hospitalized ...

By Procyrion, Inc.

Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with cardiac and renal impairment, announced today successful treatment of the first patients in the company’s pilot trial to evaluate the performance of its novel Aortix™ percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) device in patients with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). The company began its ...

By Procyrion, Inc.

Procyrion, Inc., a medical device company developing a catheter-deployed micropump for the management of chronic heart failure, has named Eric S. Fain, MD as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. The Board of Directors tapped Dr. Fain to build upon the foundation of innovative technology established over recent years and accelerate the progression of product development ...

By Procyrion, Inc.