Lungpacer Medical, Inc. Announces FDA Approval of Emergency Use Authorization of the Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing Therapy System to Help Address COVID-19 Pandemic

Lungpacer Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing an intravenous catheter-based phrenic-nerve-pacing system, announced today that the FDA has approved the Emergency Use Authorization for the use of the Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing Therapy System (DPTS) to assist in weaning patients determined by their healthcare provider to be at high risk of weaning failure.  According to the FDA letter, “patients at high risk of weaning failure include COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation and [other] patients being mechanically ventilated for other high-risk conditions including post-cardiac and post-thoracic surgical procedures and medical ICU patients requiring prolonged ventilation.”  The approval states that “FDA has concluded that the Lungpacer DPTS may be effective at treating patients during COVID-19 by helping wean patients off ventilators in healthcare settings, thereby reducing their risks of prolonged mechanical ventilation and increasing the availability of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic.”  Lungpacer CEO, Doug Evans, stated that “this amazing honor provides a unique opportunity to help improve outcomes for many patients affected by this global health crisis.”