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What does Abiomed Inc do?
Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) is a leading provider of groundbreaking medical technology that provides circulatory and oxygenation support. The Impella® heart pump platform is designed to enable the heart to rest and recover by improving blood flow and/or temporarily assisting with the pumping function of the heart.
What is Impella ECP?
Impella ECP is the smallest heart pump in the world and the first to be compatible with small bore access and closure techniques. It measures 9 French (3 millimeters) in diameter upon insertion and removal from the body.
How do you prep Impella?
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- Obtain femoral access and insert a 6-8Fr sheath into the vessel.
- Insert the 0.035” stiff guidewire provided in the Introducer Kit.
- Remove the sheath and sequentially dilate the tissue tract.
- Insert the 14Fr peel-away sheath.
- Administer an anticoagulant to achieve an ACT of at least 250 seconds.
What is Impella used for?
The Impella heart pump is the world’s smallest heart pump used to help maintain blood flow during high-risk protected percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
Who makes Impella device?
Abiomed
Since 2005 when Abiomed acquired the Impella technology, the heart devices have received a series of FDA approvals. Notably, in 2015, Abiomed received FDA approval to use the Impella 2.5 heart pump during elective and urgent high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention procedures.
Who are Abiomed competitors?
Abiomed’s top competitors include Dong-A ST, Gerresheimer, Fresenius Kabi and Sopharma. Abiomed is a company providing medical devices for circulatory support.
What is Abiomed Impella?
Impella, the world’s smallest heart pump, is a percutaneous catheter-based technology that provides hemodynamic support to the heart.
What is the difference between Impella and ECMO?
The Impella pumps blood in parallel with the heart. It aspirates blood directly from the LV into the aorta, thereby maintaining physiological flow. On the other hand, while VA-ECMO also pumps in parallel with heart, it results in a non-physiological flow.
Is an Impella and LVAD?
What is Impella? Impella Ventricular Support System is a small Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). It is designed to help pump blood in patients who require short term support. The device is a tiny pump inside of a catheter with an electric motor that can deliver about 2.5 liters of blood per minute to the body.
Who needs an Impella device?
Impella Ventricular Support System is a small Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). It is designed to help pump blood in patients who require short term support. The device is a tiny pump inside of a catheter with an electric motor that can deliver about 2.5 liters of blood per minute to the body.
Who needs Impella heart pump?
Impella is the only U.S. FDA-approved percutaneous heart pump technology indicated for patients with severe coronary artery disease requiring high-risk PCI or AMI cardiogenic shock.
Who owns Abiomed?
Top 10 Owners of ABIOMED Inc
| Stockholder | Stake | Shares bought / sold |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 10.23% | +42,258 |
| Baillie Gifford & Co. | 8.44% | +106,270 |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 5.88% | +194,188 |
| Wellington Management Co. LLP | 5.41% | +449,808 |
What does Impella do in a heart attack?
Impella pulls blood from the left ventricle and releases it into the aorta, providing pumping support. This active ‘unloading’ of the left ventricle increases blood flow to vital organs. When support is no longer needed, your cardiologist will remove Impella before you leave the hospital.
What is Impella RP ®?
Impella RP® A minimally invasive, right-sided heart pump with a flow rate greater than 4.0 L/min SmartAssist technology gives medical providers insights to help them improve patient outcomes
What are the risks of using Impella?
Risks related to use of the Impella 2.5 and Impella CP can include certain allergic reactions to medications, infections, blood clots, injury to heart tissue, valves or blood vessels, bleeding, low blood pressure, low platelet count and/or damage to red blood cells. Some of these conditions could be life threatening. COR-0222 ©2020 ABIOMED.
What is an Impella-supported stenting procedure?
An Impella-supported stenting procedure, also known as Protected PCI, is a nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure performed in a catheterization lab by an interventional cardiologist.
