PercAssist eVAD™ System

Extravascular Ventricular Assist Device

Developing the next-generation direct cardiac compression technology for mechanical circulatory support (MCS)

UNMET NEED

VADs provide mechanical circulatory support when the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood throughout the body

ACUTE

DURATION OF DEVICE USE

CHRONIC

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DAYS/WEEKS

Acute Treatment

Cardiogenic Shock Patients

~160,000

per year / United States

WEEKS/MONTHS

Mid to Long-Term Treatment

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Advanced Heart Failure Patients

~670,000

per year / United States

MONTHS/YEARS

Long-Term Treatment

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Heart Failure Patients

>6.7MM

per year / United States

Significant risks and complications exist with the current intravascular standard of care

Major bleeding

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Sepsis & infection

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Renal failure

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Vascular injury

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Hemolysis

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Limb ischemia or stroke

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OUR SOLUTION

PercAssist eVAD™ System for Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support

Novel extravascular, intrapericardial system designed to provide direct cardiac compression and biventricular augmentation

  • No vascular access

  • No adjunctive anti-coagulants

  • Pulsatile

  • Synchronized inflation with patient’s natural heart rhythm

  • No motorized impeller

PercAssist eVAD™ System Placement

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PercAssist eVAD™ System Intrapericardial Positioning

COMPANY PROGRESS

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Preclinical Program

Acute, chronic, and pressure-volume (PV) loop preclinical studies have been completed

Results support safety and biventricular hemodynamic performance

Publications with the results are forthcoming

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Clinical Program

First-in-Human study of the PercAssist eVAD™ System in Europe  (complete)

Multisite expansion to assess safety, feasibility, and hemodynamic performance in patients with cardiogenic shock (in process)

Early Feasibility Study in South America (coming soon)

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Intellectual Property

Patents have been issued for the PercAssist eVAD™ System:

United States

European Union

Japan

Australia

China

South Korea

OUR TEAM

Experienced Leadership Team

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    Gerardo Noriega

    President & Chief Executive Officer

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    Albert Chin, MD

    Chief Innovation & Product Development Officer

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    Susan Osborne Noriega

    VP Regulatory, Clinical & Quality

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    Viet Le

    Senior Director of Quality Assurance

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    Melissa Schweizer

    Manager Research & Development

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    Ann Benham

    Head of Marketing

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World-Renowned Clinical Advisory Board

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    Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD

    Director of Heart Failure,
    Hemodynamics & MCS Cardiovascular
    Research Foundation

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    Mitchell Krucoff, MD

    Director of Cardiovascular Devices Unit, Duke University Medical Center

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    Kendrick Shunk, MD, PhD

    Chief of Interventional Cardiology UCSF/SFVA

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    Dan Meyer, MD

    Chief of Cardiac Transplantation,
    Baylor Scott & White Hospital Dallas

  • Nicolas Van Mieghem, MD, PhD

    Nicolas Van Mieghem, MD, PhD

    Professor of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University in Rotterdamn

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    Henry Hsia, MD

    Chief of VT and Electrophysiology UCSF

Board of Directors

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    Gerardo Noriega

    President & CEO

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    Albert Chin, MD

    PercAssist

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    Kent Johnson

    Johnson Family Trust

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    William Mavity

    Industry Advisor

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    Jennifer Jin

    SVE Capital

Partners

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Johnson Family Trust