HOUSTON,
TEXAS (August 23, 2018) – Houston medical device developer
Procyrion Inc. today announced they have won the Most Innovative Heart Pump Technology
award in the 2018 Global Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards for their device,
Aortix™, a catheter-deployed circulatory support device designed initially to
address cardiorenal syndrome in heart failure patients. The award celebrates the contributions made by
organizations and individuals operating within the world’s most vital
industries.
Procyrion’s
award winning technology, Aortix, with a pump thinner than a #2 pencil, is the first percutaneous mechanical circulatory support
(pMCS) device whose design is uniquely suited to address cardiorenal syndrome
in chronic heart failure patients who are failing medical therapy, but not
sick enough for risky surgical interventions like heart transplants or LVADs.
The unique placement…