How the Impella 2.5 Works
The Impella 2.5 pulls blood from the left ventricle through an inlet area near the tip and expels blood from the catheter into the ascending aorta.
The pump can be inserted via a standard catheterization procedure through the femoral artery, into the ascending aorta, across the valve and into the left ventricle.
Improving the Standard of Care in Cardiology
- The World’s Smallest Heart Pump
- Delivers 2.5 L/min of forward flow 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
- Directly unloads the ventricle 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
- Not inotrope or timing dependent
- Designed for Ease of Use 1-6
- 9 Fr Catheter, 12 Fr micro-axial pump
1. Burzotta et al, Journal Card Vasc Med, 2008
2. Dixon et al, JACC 2009
3. Henriques et al, Journal American Card, 2008
4. Seyfarth et al, JACC, 2008
5. Sjauw et al, MACH II, JACC, 2008
6. Valgimigli et al, Card Cardiov Inverv, 2005
7. Reesink et al, CHEST, 2004
8. Fincke et al, JACC, 2004
9. Sauren et al, 2007
10. Meyns et al, JACC, 2003
11. Torgersen, 2009
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Quick Facts
Impella 2.5 Patient
After awakening one night with chest pains, Chad Kimpel, 41, was rushed to the emergency room, where he was told he had experienced a massive heart attack. He was taken via medflight to University of Nebraska Medical Center, received three stents to open up his arteries and woke up 10 days later from a drug-induced coma.
During a follow-up appointment, Chad’s cardiologist, Dr. Edward O’Leary, determined that Chad’s artery needed to be opened up urgently in order to restore his blood flow. However, he was unable to withstand invasive surgery, so he received the Impella 2.5, allowing Dr. O’Leary to quickly open up the artery and regain Chad’s heart function.
