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Fast Company
2 days ago
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- Fast Company
A revolution in heart disease treatment
Cardiovascular disease affects 315 million people globally and is the world's leading cause of death. For the past quarter-century, it has been standard practice for heart surgeons to treat this by inserting small, mesh tubes called stents to widen or unblock patients' coronary arteries to restore blood flow. Unfortunately, many of those patients experienced additional issues—from blood clots to heart attacks—within years, sometimes months, of the procedure. That's where DynamX, a new vascular technology from Elixir Medical, comes in. Like traditional stents, DynamX is minimally invasive and expands arteries to promote blood flow, but their unique design also enables them to restore arteries' natural defense mechanisms, helping patients avoid life-threatening events or costly and dangerous repeat procedures. The technology's promise to allow cardiac patients to heal more completely and live full, productive lives earned Elixir a spot as one of Fast Company 's 2025 Most Innovative Companies. Novel technology, proven effectiveness Traditional stents solve heart patients' immediate, critical need for restoring arterial blood flow. However, because they don't heal the arteries themselves, about half of patients re-experience an adverse medical event within 10 years, says Motasim Sirhan, Elixir founder and CEO. DynamX is different. After six months, Elixir's implant transforms into an essential part of the artery itself as its mesh tube unlocks, freeing and reinforcing the artery's wall. The implant then gradually restores and adapts to the blood vessel's natural pulsing motion. 'You need to address the disease where it's originating, not the just symptoms of it,' Sirhan says. 'This is the first technology to do that.' In the spring and fall of 2024, Elixir announced the results of a pair of large, international randomized clinical trials that demonstrate DynamX's favorable results. Patients with these implants had 65% fewer serious heart events and 78% fewer issues in the left anterior descending artery—which is critical for heart function as it supplies 50% of blood to the heart—than patients with traditional stent implants. Last year, recognizing DynamX's promise, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Elixir 'Breakthrough Device Designation' (BDD) on two applications of its DynamX technology: to treat heart artery blockage and serious artery blockages in the leg below the knee. BDD accelerates the review and approval process for novel technologies that may provide more effective treatment of life-threatening diseases and conditions. Patient-focused solutions As they developed DynamX, the company's researchers never lost sight of the seriousness and scale of the problem they were addressing. Many people begin to have cardiac issues in their 50s and 60s, requiring them to undergo multiple procedures. Patients often miss a substantial amount of work and sometimes can't participate fully in family activities. As Sirhan puts it, these hardships—on top of the millions or cardiac deaths annually—are 'not acceptable.' Elixir's innovative solution is the product of a multidisciplinary team of experts in physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and other fields. The researchers addressed the challenge from different perspectives but with a singular mission: serving patients. 'What was important for us,' Sirhan says, 'was being able to make a difference in patient treatment and to not be fazed by the difficulty of the mission.'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
EuroPCR 2025: Late-Breaking Data Demonstrate Sustained Significantly Lower Event Rates With Elixir Medical's DynamX Bioadaptor Over Drug-Eluting Stent Through Three Years
Paris, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- —Sustained durability of treatment effect with significantly lower TLF rates (2.7% versus 7.2%, p=0.030) with DynamX® compared to DES— —Significantly lower rate of Cardiac Death (0.5% versus 3.2%, p=0.033) with DynamX® compared to DES— Paris – May 21, 2025 – Elixir Medical, a developer of transformative technologies to treat cardiovascular and peripheral disease, today announced three-year results from the large 445-patient BIOADAPTOR Randomized Controlled (1:1) Trial (RCT), comparing the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System to standard of care Resolute OnyxTM Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) from 34 centers in Japan, Europe, and New Zealand. The results demonstrate sustained very low adverse events and durability of clinical outcomes with DynamX® bioadaptor in target lesion failure (TLF) and Cardiovascular Death (CVD) compared to non-plateauing increase in adverse events in the DES arm. The data were presented at a late-breaking clinical session during the EuroPCR 2025 conference in Paris. Clinical results show sustained significant reduction of device-oriented adverse events with DynamX® bioadaptor over the drug-eluting stent at three years: Significant reduction in TLF rate (2.7% versus 7.2%; p=0.030) demonstrating the durability of DynamX® treatment through three years of follow-up. The significant reduction in TLF was driven by low adverse events across all components of the composite endpoint with DynamX® compared to DES, respectively: Significantly lower Cardiovascular Death (0.5% versus 3.2%, p=0.033) Target Vessel Myocardial Infarction (0.9% versus 1.8%) Ischemia-Driven Target Lesion Revascularization (1.4% versus 2.7%) Reduction in adverse events amplified in Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery lesions: Significantly lower TLF rate in LAD lesions (2.7% versus 10.6%; p=0.019) consistent with bioadaptor mechanism of action of restoring vessel function in this hemodynamically critical coronary vessel as reported previously in the imaging subgroup at 12 months1. 'These three-year results from the BIOADAPTOR RCT demonstrate that DynamX bioadaptor provides for a new class of treatment—with significant clinical benefit from six months when the bioadaptor mechanism of action is activated and sustained through long-term follow-up, including the hard clinical endpoint of cardiovascular death,' said Shigeru Saito, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiology and Catheterization Laboratory at Shonan Kamakura General Hospital in Kamakura, Japan. 'We also see the heightened importance of restoring hemodynamic modulation in the LAD vessel demonstrated by the large difference in clinical events in LAD lesions between the two treatment arms.' The DynamX bioadaptor is differentiated from the current therapies, having a novel mechanism of action designed to return vessel health through three distinct phases of adapting in the body to restore vessel biology. In the locked phase during the implant, the bioadaptor opens the artery and restores blood flow. Unique to bioadaptor, after six months the implant unlocks, separates into three helical strands, releasing the vessel and providing dynamic support to maintain the established blood flow lumen. The continued adaptive dynamic support helps return vessel hemodynamic modulation through restoration of pulsatility and adaptive blood flow volume and has also shown evidence of plaque stabilization and regression in the lesion. 'With these results, we are pleased to demonstrate that restoring hemodynamic modulation of the artery translates to lasting clinical outcomes, elevating the level of care for patients,' said Motasim Sirhan, CEO of Elixir Medical. 'With the three-year BIOADAPTOR-RCT data presented today, and the results from the 2,400 patient INIFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT published in The Lancet, we have shown consistently across multiple trials significantly lower, plateauing clinical events after six months with DynamX® bioadaptor compared to DES, validating the benefit of our transformative technology.' About BIOADAPTOR RCT TrialThe BIOADAPTOR RCT is an international, single-blind, randomized controlled (1:1) trial comparing a sirolimus-eluting bioadaptor with a contemporary zotarolimus-eluting stent in 445 patients in 34 centers in Japan, Europe, and New Zealand. Both arms had large randomized multi-modality imaging subgroups of 50 patients each to document standard effectiveness benchmarks of establishing and maintaining artery flow lumen measured by percent diameter stenosis (%DS) and late lumen loss (LLL), and the new effectiveness benchmarks of restoring artery hemodynamic modulation, including pulsatility, vessel compliance, adaptive flow volume, and plaque stabilization and regression. Clinical follow-up will continue through five years. BIOADAPTOR RCT trial is the third trial of Elixir Medical's robust DynamX® bioadaptor clinical evidence program consisting of nine company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies involving over 9,000 patients, including INFINITY SWEDEHEART RCT (n=2400) and a global BIO-RESTORE registry with a target enrollment of up to 5,000 patients. About DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor SystemThe DynamX® bioadaptor is the first coronary implant technology designed to restore coronary artery hemodynamic modulation as demonstrated by restored vessel pulsatility, compliance, and adaptive increase in blood flow volume, and providing plaque stabilization and regression. With its unique mechanism of action (MOA), it addresses the shortcomings of drug-eluting stents and bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) with remarkably low clinical event rates that showed a plateau from six months through three-year clinical follow-up. The DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System is CE-marked. The DynamX® Sirolimus Eluting Coronary Bioadaptor System is an investigational device. Limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use. About Elixir MedicalElixir Medical Corporation, a privately held company based in Milpitas, California, develops disruptive platforms to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease. Our transformative technologies have multiple applications across the cardiovascular space capable of delivering improved clinical outcomes for millions of patients. Elixir Medical was named to Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025. Visit us at and on LinkedIn. Media ContactRichard LaermerRLM PRelixir@ 741-5106 X 216 1 Saito S et al. 12-Months Outcomes BIODAPTOR-RCT. The Lancet eClinicalMedicine. 2023;65: in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
EuroPCR 2025: Late-Breaking Data Demonstrate Sustained Significantly Lower Event Rates With Elixir Medical's DynamX Bioadaptor Over Drug-Eluting Stent Through Three Years
Paris, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- —Sustained durability of treatment effect with significantly lower TLF rates (2.7% versus 7.2%, p=0.030) with DynamX® compared to DES— —Significantly lower rate of Cardiac Death (0.5% versus 3.2%, p=0.033) with DynamX® compared to DES— Paris – May 21, 2025 – Elixir Medical, a developer of transformative technologies to treat cardiovascular and peripheral disease, today announced three-year results from the large 445-patient BIOADAPTOR Randomized Controlled (1:1) Trial (RCT), comparing the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System to standard of care Resolute OnyxTM Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) from 34 centers in Japan, Europe, and New Zealand. The results demonstrate sustained very low adverse events and durability of clinical outcomes with DynamX® bioadaptor in target lesion failure (TLF) and Cardiovascular Death (CVD) compared to non-plateauing increase in adverse events in the DES arm. The data were presented at a late-breaking clinical session during the EuroPCR 2025 conference in Paris. Clinical results show sustained significant reduction of device-oriented adverse events with DynamX® bioadaptor over the drug-eluting stent at three years: Significant reduction in TLF rate (2.7% versus 7.2%; p=0.030) demonstrating the durability of DynamX® treatment through three years of follow-up. The significant reduction in TLF was driven by low adverse events across all components of the composite endpoint with DynamX® compared to DES, respectively: Significantly lower Cardiovascular Death (0.5% versus 3.2%, p=0.033) Target Vessel Myocardial Infarction (0.9% versus 1.8%) Ischemia-Driven Target Lesion Revascularization (1.4% versus 2.7%) Reduction in adverse events amplified in Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery lesions: Significantly lower TLF rate in LAD lesions (2.7% versus 10.6%; p=0.019) consistent with bioadaptor mechanism of action of restoring vessel function in this hemodynamically critical coronary vessel as reported previously in the imaging subgroup at 12 months1. 'These three-year results from the BIOADAPTOR RCT demonstrate that DynamX bioadaptor provides for a new class of treatment—with significant clinical benefit from six months when the bioadaptor mechanism of action is activated and sustained through long-term follow-up, including the hard clinical endpoint of cardiovascular death,' said Shigeru Saito, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiology and Catheterization Laboratory at Shonan Kamakura General Hospital in Kamakura, Japan. 'We also see the heightened importance of restoring hemodynamic modulation in the LAD vessel demonstrated by the large difference in clinical events in LAD lesions between the two treatment arms.' The DynamX bioadaptor is differentiated from the current therapies, having a novel mechanism of action designed to return vessel health through three distinct phases of adapting in the body to restore vessel biology. In the locked phase during the implant, the bioadaptor opens the artery and restores blood flow. Unique to bioadaptor, after six months the implant unlocks, separates into three helical strands, releasing the vessel and providing dynamic support to maintain the established blood flow lumen. The continued adaptive dynamic support helps return vessel hemodynamic modulation through restoration of pulsatility and adaptive blood flow volume and has also shown evidence of plaque stabilization and regression in the lesion. 'With these results, we are pleased to demonstrate that restoring hemodynamic modulation of the artery translates to lasting clinical outcomes, elevating the level of care for patients,' said Motasim Sirhan, CEO of Elixir Medical. 'With the three-year BIOADAPTOR-RCT data presented today, and the results from the 2,400 patient INIFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT published in The Lancet, we have shown consistently across multiple trials significantly lower, plateauing clinical events after six months with DynamX® bioadaptor compared to DES, validating the benefit of our transformative technology.' About BIOADAPTOR RCT TrialThe BIOADAPTOR RCT is an international, single-blind, randomized controlled (1:1) trial comparing a sirolimus-eluting bioadaptor with a contemporary zotarolimus-eluting stent in 445 patients in 34 centers in Japan, Europe, and New Zealand. Both arms had large randomized multi-modality imaging subgroups of 50 patients each to document standard effectiveness benchmarks of establishing and maintaining artery flow lumen measured by percent diameter stenosis (%DS) and late lumen loss (LLL), and the new effectiveness benchmarks of restoring artery hemodynamic modulation, including pulsatility, vessel compliance, adaptive flow volume, and plaque stabilization and regression. Clinical follow-up will continue through five years. BIOADAPTOR RCT trial is the third trial of Elixir Medical's robust DynamX® bioadaptor clinical evidence program consisting of nine company-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies involving over 9,000 patients, including INFINITY SWEDEHEART RCT (n=2400) and a global BIO-RESTORE registry with a target enrollment of up to 5,000 patients. About DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor SystemThe DynamX® bioadaptor is the first coronary implant technology designed to restore coronary artery hemodynamic modulation as demonstrated by restored vessel pulsatility, compliance, and adaptive increase in blood flow volume, and providing plaque stabilization and regression. With its unique mechanism of action (MOA), it addresses the shortcomings of drug-eluting stents and bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) with remarkably low clinical event rates that showed a plateau from six months through three-year clinical follow-up. The DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System is CE-marked. The DynamX® Sirolimus Eluting Coronary Bioadaptor System is an investigational device. Limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use. About Elixir MedicalElixir Medical Corporation, a privately held company based in Milpitas, California, develops disruptive platforms to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease. Our transformative technologies have multiple applications across the cardiovascular space capable of delivering improved clinical outcomes for millions of patients. Elixir Medical was named to Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025. Visit us at and on LinkedIn. Media ContactRichard LaermerRLM PRelixir@ 741-5106 X 216 1 Saito S et al. 12-Months Outcomes BIODAPTOR-RCT. The Lancet eClinicalMedicine. 2023;65: in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Barnama
25-04-2025
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- Barnama
Elixir Medical Announces First Use of LithiX Hertz Contact (HC) Intravascular Lithotripsy System (IVL) in Asia Pacific at Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur (CVSKL), Malaysia
MILPITAS, Calif., April 25 (Bernama) -- Elixir Medical, a developer of disruptive technologies to treat cardiovascular disease, today announced the first clinical use of its LithiX™ Hertz Contact (HC) Intravascular Lithotripsy System (IVL) in the Asia Pacific region, marking a significant milestone in the device's global introduction. The procedures were successfully performed at Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur by Dr. Tamil Selvan Muthusamy, MD, and Dr. Rosli Mohd Ali, MD. The LithiX™ HC-IVL device represents a novel mechanical approach to calcium modification in calcified coronary lesions, offering the benefits of intravascular lithotripsy using prior technologies without requiring an external energy source. Based on the Hertz Contact Stress principle, the device delivers precise mechanical amplification of force to achieve calcium fractures while minimizing unintended vessel trauma.
Associated Press
18-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Elixir Medical Named to Fast Company's Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025
Elixir Medical is proud to have been named to Fast Company 's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025. This year's list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations to set new standards and achieve remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy. Alongside the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company recognizes 609 organizations across 58 sectors and regions. 'Elixir is working to tackle the biggest problems in coronary and peripheral artery treatment by disrupting the status quo with its innovative technologies. In the U.S., one person dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease, with coronary artery disease (CAD)—the most common form—being the leading cause of death globally. For patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the primary treatment for CAD, up to 20% experience repeat adverse events within five years due to stent failures, which we find unacceptable,' said Motasim Sirhan, CEO of Elixir Medical. Elixir's leading technology platform, the DynamX® bioadaptor, was designed to address the shortcomings of current PCI technologies such as drug-eluting stents and work toward a continued decrease in adverse event rates. By rethinking the way an implant could work adaptively with the body, Elixir developed the bioadaptor to have a unique mechanism of action that is designed to restore vessel motion and function without compromising the vessel's ability to heal naturally, intending to revolutionize patient care and set a new standard for coronary artery disease (CAD) treatment. Data from two randomized clinical trials studying the bioadaptor demonstrate that by enabling the coronary implant to adapt to the vessel, artery hemodynamic modulation is restored, and PCI treatment outcomes can be further improved. Elixir received two FDA Breakthrough Device Designations in 2024 for the DynamX® Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Bioadaptor System for CAD treatment and the DynamX® BTK System for peripheral use to treat chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Elixir Medical is also working on LithiX Hertz Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System for calcium fragmentation in moderate to severe calcified coronary artery lesions during PCI procedure. Calcified lesions are associated with limited vessel expansion and contribute to increased adverse outcomes. Compared to other technologies for calcium modification, the LithiX Hertz Contact IVL System mechanism of action is based on the physics principle of Hertz Contact Stress and requires no energy source or capital equipment, positively impacting procedure workflow with short procedure times and a simpler learning curve, while delivering excellent clinical results. The World's Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company 's hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To determine honorees, Fast Company' s editors and writers review companies driving progress around the world and across industries, evaluating thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world. 'Our list of the Most Innovative Companies offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook for the future,' said Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. 'This year, we recognize companies that are harnessing AI in deep and meaningful ways, brands that are turning customers into superfans by overdelivering for them, and challengers that are introducing bold ideas and vital competition to their industries. At a time when the world is rapidly shifting, these companies are charting the way forward.' The full list of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies honorees can now be found at It will also be available on newsstands beginning March 25. Fast Company will host the Most Innovative Companies Summit and Gala for honorees on June 5. The summit features a day of inspiring content, followed by a creative black-tie gala including networking, a seated dinner, and an honoree presentation. ABOUT ELIXIR MEDICAL Elixir Medical Corporation, a privately held company based in Milpitas, California, develops disruptive platforms to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease. Our transformative technologies have multiple applications across the cardiovascular space capable of delivering improved clinical outcomes for millions of patients. Visit us at and on LinkedIn and X. The DynamX Sirolimus Eluting Coronary Bioadaptor System is an investigational device. Limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use. The LithiX IVL System is not approved for sale in the U.S. ABOUT FAST COMPANY Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow business publication Inc. For more information, please visit . CONTACT: Richard Laermer RLM PR (212) 741-5106 X 216 SOURCE: Elixir Medical Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/18/2025 10:47 AM/DISC: 03/18/2025 10:47 AM
