Abiomed’s iPulse™ intra-aortic Balloon Catheter is a 40cc. 8F. intra-aortic counterpulsation device that passively unloads the left ventricle, reduces the workload of the heart and enhances cardiac output by approximately 0.8 L/min.¹ The iPulse™ Catheter can be used on the iPulse™ Console or on other OEM consoles.

• Proprietary Balloon Material (Angioflex II)
• Significantly lower material loss after 3000 abrasion cycles^2,3
• 8 Million Cycles without a single failure (92 days)

1. Laham, Roger J., Aroesty, Julian M. Intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation. UpToDate website. 2006.
2. Abrasion Testing was conducted by Reliable Analysis Test Laboratory in Troy, MI, data on file
3. iPulse IAB vs. competitive system (data on file).