Start-Up Spotlight: CorInnova, Taking Robotics To Heart To Reduce LVAD-Linked Stroke
Executive Summary
EpicHeart by CorInnova is an advanced cardiac compression device that combines the advantages of a flexible endoskeleton and soft robotics to provide biventricular cardiac support for heart-failure patients. Because the device does not touch the blood, many adverse events such as stroke and gastrointestinal bleeding associated with existing cardiac-assist technologies are eliminated. Delivered minimally invasively, the potential patient population is also much larger than for a chronic left ventricular assist device.