January 29th, 2015
FDA Approves Right Percutaneous Single Access Heart Pump
Larry Husten, PHD
Abiomed has announced that it received FDA approval for its Impella RP System, the first percutaneous single access heart pump that provides support to the right side of the heart. The approval, under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE), is based on results of the single-arm Recover Right study, in which 30 patients were enrolled. The […]
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