Smallest Heart Pump From Abiomed Gets FDA Breakthrough Device Tag

by Vandana Singh, Benzinga Editor

August 18, 2021 11:04 AM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to Abiomed Inc's ABMD Impella ECP expandable percutaneous heart pump.
Abiomed designed the Impella ECP heart pump to be compatible with small-bore access and closure techniques. It measures 3 mm in diameter when inserted and removed from the body.
It expands in the heart to support its pumping function and provides a flow greater than 3.5 L/min.
Abiomed's breakthrough device designation follows the FDA's premarket approval of its Impella RP right heart pump in June.
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