Start-Up Spotlight: BioVentrix Expects Revivent TC Heart Failure Device To Succeed Where Others Failed
Executive Summary
Two-year data from a European trial showed BioVentrix’s Revivent TC system significantly reduces left-ventricular volume and improves left-ventricular function in patients with heart failure following a myocardial infarction. The company expects to complete a US pivotal trial of the device in 2021 and launch the device in the US with funding from a planned initial public offering.
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