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Heart Failure Recovery (HFR) Device

Heart Failure Recovery (HFR) Device

A device specifically designed to prevent readmissions and in hospital stay of patients with congestive heart failure

  • Insertion under local anesthesia: key hole approach (minimally invasive)
  • On demand device to treat CHF exacerbation.
  • Subsequent office based care (no need for admission to hospital)
  • Robust circulatory support to help tailor medical therapy.
  • Avoids adverse events (pump thrombosis, GI bleeding, strokes and infection) that plague current LVAD devices (HeartMate, HertWare, Jarvik and MicroMed Debakey pumps)
  • Device battery charged/powered wirelessly with no need for any dressing changes/external leads.
  • International PCT patent application ‘Heart Failure Recovery Device and Method of Treatment’

The HFR device include a pump, a coil for wireless charging and a purging system to start/stop & clean the pump without surgery.