Abiomed Receives Health Canada Approval for Impella cVADDANVERS, Mass., June 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABMD), a leading provider of break-through heart support technologies, today announced it has received Health Canada approval to market the Impella cVAD device, a new percutaneous Impella® heart pump that provides peak flow of approximately 4 liters of blood per minute.
The Impella cVAD1 is designed to provide temporary circulatory support via a minimally invasive, catheter-based pump that is inserted percutaneously, without the need for surgical intervention.
The Impella cVAD further enhances Abiomed's product portfolio, providing physicians with the clinical flexibility to offer increased flow for patients requiring more hemodynamic support. The increased flow is delivered on the same console platform, 9 French catheter, and introducer as the Impella 2.5.
"We are proud to announce the commercial Canadian availability of the new Impella cVAD device. This follows the April CE Mark approval, where early European physician feedback has been quite positive," said Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Abiomed.
The Impella cVAD is not currently cleared for sale or use in the United States.
1According to the labeling under Health Canada and the EU, the Impella cVAD (intracardiac pump for supporting the left ventricle) is intended for clinical use in cardiology and in cardiac surgery for up to 5 days for the following indications, as well as others: as a circulatory support system for patients with reduced left ventricular function, e.g., post-cardiotomy, low output syndrome, cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction, or for myocardial protection after acute myocardial infarction; as a cardiovascular support system during coronary bypass surgery on the beating heart, particularly in patients with limited preoperative ejection fraction with a high risk of postoperative low output syndrome ; as support during high risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); post PCI.
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Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, Abiomed, Inc., is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory support. Our products are designed to enable the heart to rest by improving blood flow and/or performing the pumping of the heart. For additional information please visit: www.abiomed.com.
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