Second Heart Assist, Inc.

World's first wireless powered circulatory assist pump for heart failure patients. Abiomed only close direct competitor is valued @ $13.08 billion.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded November 2015
  • Employees 12
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website secondheartinc.com

Company Summary

Second Heart Assist, Inc. is developing the most advanced circulatory assist pumps for heart failure, high risk PCI , kidney failure, limb salvage and cardiogenic shock patients. Our 1st gen. has the highest flow rates at the lowest RPMs and is expected to have the best renal output results. Our 2nd. gen patented product is the first ever wireless powered circulatory assist pump ever introduced designed to substantially reduce hospitalizations.

Team

  • Howard Leonhardt
    Executive Chairman & CEO

    33 years industry experience. Patented, developed and brought to market leadership cardiovascular balloon catheters in 1980's, stent grafts and percutaneous heart valves in 1990's, stem cell organ regeneration therapies in 2000''s. Inventor 21 issued patents and dozens pending. Over 400,000 patients have been treated with Leonhardt inventions to date.

  • Jeff Donofrio
    President

    40 years industry experience. Helped lead Cardiac Assist to a leadership position.

  • Dr. Leslie Miller
    Chief Medical Officer

    Over 40 years industry experience. Cardiologist. Former Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Minnesota for a decade. 240+ publications. 80+ clinical trials.

  • Alex Richardson
    VP Engineering and Product Development

    Over 30 years experience. Formerly with Alfred Mann Companies developing market leading pumps, sensors, pacers and other medical devices.

  • Ken Evans
    VP Business Development

    Over 40 years experience with medical device startups especially in robotics and heart & cardiovascular products.

  • Jane Reedy
    VP Regulatory & Clinical Affairs

    Former executive at Thoratec and Heartware circulatory assist pump industry leaders.

  • Larry Steven s
    Lead FDA Regulatory Advisor

    30 years experience. Former FDA Examiner.

  • Todd Seiger
    Director Reimbursement

    Over 30 years circulatory assist reimbursement experience.

  • Brian Hardy
    Director Marketing

    Over 20 years experience.

  • Brett Burton
    Director of R&D and Startup Launch

    Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering U of Utah, 5 years experience.

Advisors

  • Mark Kroll
    Dinesh Patel
    Michael Wiliams - Former Engineer Arterial Vascular, Synecor
    Unconfirmed
  • Kurt Kruger - Biomedical Engineer U Mich, MIT Sloan Business, WR Hambrecht
    Unconfirmed
    David Robinson - Startup Launch Specialist Utah
    Unconfirmed
    John Langell
  • Dr. Jon Sherman - Cardiologist
    Unconfirmed
    Mark Cunningham
    Dr. Nic Chronos - Former Director American Cardiovascular Research Institute - Cardiologist
    Unconfirmed
  • Dr. Barry Greenberg - Chief Heart Failure UC San Diego
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

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