Technology
This Tiny Heart Pump Can Be Inserted Nonsurgically
The pencil-thin Procyrion Aortix can help improve blood flow for heart failure patients.
Source: Procyrion
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The Procyrion Aortix is a pencil-thin blood pump that can be installed inside the aorta in a 15-minute, nonsurgical procedure. The improved blood flow helps chronic heart failure patients by allowing the heart to rest and by improving kidney function.
Reynolds Delgado and Benjamin Hertzog
Chief medical officer and chief executive officer at Procyrion, a 10-employee startup in Houston