MediValve successfully completes post-market clinical evaluation of acWire Guidewire

Sep 24 2014

The acWire™ is intended for use in peripheral vascular and heart catheterization procedures to introduce and assist in positioning diagnostic and interventional devices. The acWire may also function as an alignment tool by providing a reference plane of anatomical structure of interest (i.e., the aortic valve). 

MediValve, Ltd., a Trendlines portfolio company, today announced that it has successfully completed the first two cases of post-market clinical evaluation of its acWire Guidewire. The acWire is intended for use in peripheral vascular and heart catheterization procedures to introduce and assist in positioning diagnostic and interventional devices. The acWire may also function as an alignment tool by providing a reference plane of anatomical structure of interest (i.e., the aortic valve). The acWire has received FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance as well as CE pre-market clearance.

Assaf Klein, Chief Executive Officer for MediValve, commented, "The MediValve team has been working for the past three years on the acWire Guidewire project. The successful use of the acWire in two procedures on Thursday last week at Lenox Hill has been our most important achievement to date. We anticipate significant clinical interest for this innovative technology."

Carlos E. Ruiz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chief of Structural and Congenital Heart Disease at Lenox Hill Hospital of New York and North Shore-LIJ Hofstra University North Shore Health System, said, "Based on my initial clinical experience with this device, I am impressed with the acWire technology and the promise it holds for positioning transcatheter aortic valves. I look forward to completing the clinical evaluation of the acWire in our center."