Corvia Medical, Inc., a privately-held company with a first-in-class structural heart device to treat heart failure, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Edwards Lifesciences. The agreement includes a $35 million investment and provides the exclusive option for Edwards to acquire the company at a later date. Funds will be used to complete the REDUCE LAP-HF II clinical trial of the InterAtrial Shunt Device (IASD(R)), the world’s first transcatheter device for the treatment of heart failure with preserved (HFpEF) and mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF).
“We are extremely pleased to have the support of the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease as we continue to advance this novel treatment for heart failure,”
