Abiomed Unveils 3rd Generation Impella CP Heart Pump for PCI and Cardiogenic Shock
 

Abiomed Unveils 3rd Generation Impella CP Heart Pump for PCI and Cardiogenic Shock
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Abiomed, the maker of implantable cardiac assistive devices, has just an**unced its new 3rd generation Impella CP heart pump. The device is designed to assist the native heart during*percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures that can be difficult to tolerate for fragile patients, as well as to stabilize those post cardiac infarct that*resulted in cardiogenic shock.

The new version of the Impella CP is able to move more than four liters of blood per minute, the*previous version of the pump maxing out right at four liters per minute. In order to be able to offer Impella CP’s support to more patients, a new*25 cm introducer sheath is **w offered that helps to deliver the pump through difficult vasculature. Additionally, a*new*guide wire re-access sheath lets surgeons get back into the femoral artery quickly if something goes awry.

The new pump requires fewer steps when performing regular flushes and the software that runs it has been improved to be easier and more intuitive to use.

It is being currently shown off at the Annual meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular and Angiography Interventions (SCAI 2017) in New Orleans.

Product page: Impella CP…

Via: Abiomed…

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