SGMC Health has successfully performed its first procedure using the Abiomed Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist, a minimally ...

The FDA gave the OK for the North Chicago-based medical device maker's Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement.

Maui Memorial Medical Center has a secret weapon when it comes to providing critical care — the world’s smallest temporary heart pump.

Raycraft, who was a college football player, had a history of heart disease in his family and in 2011, he had a heart attack, ...

The play was the world’s smallest heart pump: the Impella. “I tell patients ... “We put in the device, and you can immediately see he starts to feel better. He starts to relax.

The recall involves updating instructions for use and does not require the devices ... pump stop, potentially causing a loss of certain heart and blood pressure readings. The Impella RP Flex ...

It's a little device with a big job. "It does all the work for your heart," Katrina Penney, 21, said. "It did save my life, 100%." It is the Impella 5.5 – the world's smallest heart pump that ...

Impella CP and Impella 5.5 heart pumps unload the heart's left ventricle ... The PMA amendment expands the usage of left-sided Impella devices to specific pediatric patients weighing ≥52kg ...

Impella 5.5 and Impella CP are the first left-sided, minimally invasive temporary mechanical circulatory support options for pediatric patients with symptomatic ADHF and cardiogenic shock Skip to ...

The benefits of Impella heart pump technology in high-risk PCI and ... best practices for improving patient outcomes with Impella devices. There will be an Impella simulation zone and virtual ...

The blood vessel uses a catheter to guide the device through a vessel into the heart. “Washington Regional has been offering patients with right-sided heart failure the Impella pump since 2016 ...

used an Impella heart pump during a coronary angioplasty or stent procedure in June. The device temporarily assists the heart to pump blood and oxygen around the body during an operation.