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Early Feasibility Study Demonstrates Successful Use of Abiomed’s preCARDIA Technology

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces the successful results of the first-in-human early feasibility study of the preCARDIA system. The preCARDIA system is designed to improve decongestion in acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients by intermittently occluding the superior vena cava. […]

Two Large Studies Demonstrate Complete Revascularization with Impella Heart Pumps Improves Ejection Fraction and Long-Term Patient Outcomes

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The final results of the PROTECT III and Restore EF prospective studies demonstrate improved outcomes for high-risk PCI patients with the use of Impella heart pumps. The study results were reviewed this morning at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2021, the […]

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to Impella ECP, the World’s Smallest Heart Pump

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation to Abiomed’s (NASDAQ: ABMD) Impella ECP expandable percutaneous heart pump. The designation means the FDA will prioritize Impella ECP’s regulatory review processes including design iterations, clinical study protocols […]

Abiomed Acquires preCARDIA, a Breakthrough Medical Device Company, to Improve Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) has acquired preCARDIA, developer of a proprietary catheter and controller that will complement Abiomed’s product portfolio to expand options for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The preCARDIA system is uniquely designed to rapidly treat […]