Impulse Dynamics announced the first implantation of the Optimizer IVs device in the Czech Republic earlier this summer. The implantation took place at the Na Homolce Hospital in Prague (Czech Republic) by Prof. Petr Neuzil, M.D., Head of cardiology. The Optimizer IVs is a minimally invasive implantable device designed to treat Chronic Heart Failure (CHF). The device is based on novel Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) technology, and delivers non-excitatory electric pulses.
“After implantations with the Optimizer III in the past, I am very pleased with the new Optimizer IVs system we implanted in connection with the upcoming FDA confirmatory study. We are looking forward to the potential benefits this technology will be able to offer our patients,” reported Prof. Neuzil.
“We are very glad to be able to provide the CCM therapy also now to patients in the Czech Republic” said Eric Goarin, VP of Sales and Marketing for Impulse Dynamics. “We are committed to demonstrating the clinical value of the CCM therapy for patients, starting enrollment in two large additional randomized controlled trials, one of them being the FDA confirmatory study.”
About the Optimizer and CCM Therapy
The Optimizer IVs device delivers the CCM therapy and it has been successfully launched in Europe and is available in cardiologycenters in various countries. The CCM therapy has been implanted in over 2000 patients to date and is the only device therapy available for patients with narrow QRS complex. Impulse Dynamics has completed a vast number of clinical studies, including several randomized controlled trials. The results have been published in over 60 publications in leading medical journals. The Optimizer system is limited to Investigational use only in the United States.
About Impulse Dynamics
Impulse Dynamics N.V. is focused on the development of electrical therapies for the treatment of chronic heart failure. As a global leader in cardiac medical innovation, Impulse Dynamics has operations in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information please visit www.impulse-dynamics.com
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