
Europe: The HIFU Ablation
System has received the European CE Mark for its High Intensity
Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Ablation System
for
the
treatment of AF. The CE Mark certification allows ProRhythm to begin
marketing its system throughout the European Union. The HIFU system
will be marketed through ProRhythm’s exclusive distributor
for Europe, SJM International, Inc., a subsidiary of St. Jude Medical,
Inc.
United
States: ProRhythm has completed the feasibility trial of
the HIFU Ablation System. ProRhythm has received unconditional approval
by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing
the company to proceed into the pivotal phase of the Investigational
Device Exemption (IDE) Trial for the treatment of symptomatic, paroxysmal
Atrial Fibrillation. Enrollment in the trial is currently underway.
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