Shockwave Medical is developing the Lithoplasty family of balloon dilatation catheters that incorporate tiny lithotripsy electrodes designed to increase the compliance of rigid vascular and valvular lesions prior to low-pressure dilation, thereby limiting injury to healthy tissue and overcoming significant limitations of current revascularization technologies. The technology is built on traditional balloon catheter platforms rendering it inherently familiar and easy to use for cardiologists, interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons alike. In peripheral vessels, Lithoplasty could enable more effective angioplasty, less frequent bailout stent usage and enhanced lesion preparation prior to the use of drug eluting balloons (DEB) or bio-absorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS). In coronary vessels it could facilitate stent delivery and enhance vessel preparation prior to stent or BVS placement. Finally, in aortic valves the technology could vastly improve native tissue preparation prior to trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and valvuloplasty for those patients not suitable for TAVR.
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Shockwave Medical was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Fremont, US
Key People at Shockwave Medical
Daniel Hawkins
Founder & CEO
Shockwave Medical Office Locations
Shockwave Medical has offices in Fremont and Philadelphia
Fremont, US (HQ)
Warm Springs Blvd
Shockwave Medical Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
Total Funding | $97.5 m |
Latest funding size | $45 m |
Time since last funding | 10 months |
Investors | Sofinnova Partners, Sectoral Asset Management, RA Capital Management, Venrock, Ally Bridge Group, Deerfield, T. Rowe Price |
Shockwave Medical's latest funding round in November 2016 was reported to be $45 m. In total, Shockwave Medical has raised $97.5 m
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