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The mini pump, called the Impella 2.5, can be inserted quickly to stabilize a patient for surgery and to help the heart during any procedure.
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Abiomed narrows loss; Revenues up 25% on heart pump sales Abiomed Inc. Latest from The Business Journals IPG Photonics, Evergreen Solar bracket local stocks for first half of year Follow this company Nasdaq: ABMD narrowed its loss last quarter on growing revenues for its miniature heart pump called the Impella.
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At St. John's Hospital, his weakened heart was protected from more damage during angioplasty procedures by a new and costly, yet potentially life-saving, device called the Impella 2.5.
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An Impella, which is used just once, costs a hospital $25,000, compared with the $700 that hospitals typically pay for a balloon pump, Maillett said.
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Abiomed jumped 2.32, or 16%, to 17.10 after the Danvers, Mass., medical-devices maker said the Food and Drug Administration approved its Impella 2.5 Cardiac Assist Device.
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The company's key product, Mr. Lewis says, is the Impella, a minimally invasive catheter pump for patients awaiting heart transplants.
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Impella 2.5 is already sold in Europe, and is awaiting regulatory approval in the U.S. Mr. Lewis says he expects the device will win Food and Drug Administration approval.
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"They need compelling data to create a mind-set that doctors must use the Impella 2.5," said Amy Stevens, a doctor who is an analyst for the Susquehanna Financial Group.
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"The MINI-AMI study will give us a first look at the potential benefit of Impella in this large patient population, which is currently untreated by any type of direct ventricular support."
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It is a great example of the need for an effective myocardial salvage strategy which can be provided through direct ventricular unloading by a device such as Impella
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