The analysis of more than 3,000 lung transplants in the U.S. between Aug. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, showed that during the pandemic, 7% of the nation’s lung transplants were performed to treat severe, irreversible lung damage caused by COVID-19. More than half of these patients needed ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, before their transplant.

“This study leveraged our deep experience in preclinical evaluation of denervation therapies and could not have been performed in a timely manner without the digital morphometry techniques we developed in-house. We remain excited about the potential of neuromodulation technologies and are committed to supporting further innovation in this space,” explained Rami Tzafriri, PhD, lead author and Director of Research and Innovation at CBSET.

Patients receiving PROPEL® following endoscopic sinus surgery had statistically significant lower healthcare resource utilization over a postoperative period of 18 months, including all-cause otolaryngologist, ER/urgent care and outpatient visits, as well as sinus-related endoscopies

The sirolimus coated balloon thus seems to be a promising option as the Magic Touch – AVF was granted breakthrough device designation by FDA in 2019, and the IMPRESSION RCT will provide the much-needed data.