J&J: unveils results of Impella ECP trial
(CercleFinance.com) - J&J announces that the results of the first pivotal trial of Impella ECP - a novel transvalvular axial flow pump - were presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2024 conference.
Conducted by Abiomed, a Johnson & Johnson MedTech company, the trial included 256 patients across 18 sites in the USA, and met its primary objective with a major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event (MACCE) rate of 6.3% at 30 days, well below the predefined target.
The Impella ECP is an investigational device limited to investigational use, and will be submitted for FDA approval in the next stages.
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