CHF Solutions Named One of 50 Companies to Watch by Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine.BROOKLYN PARK Brooklyn Park, city (1990 pop. 56,381), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; chartered as a city 1969. Manufacturing includes machinery, wood and metal products, tools, feeders, and medical and pharmaceutical supplies. , Minn. -- CHF CHF In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swiss Franc. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Solutions, Inc., has been named one of "50 Companies to Watch" in the June issue of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine. The accompanying article describes the list as "50 companies chosen to represent the best the industry has to offer," and those named range from emerging companies to major corporations. CHF Solutions' Aquadex FlexFlow(TM) fluid removal system was cited for offering "a significant improvement in patient care as well as a decrease in healthcare costs associated with heart failure." "It is an honor to be listed among such esteemed companies," said John Erb, chief executive officer of CHF Solutions. "This accolade recognizes the hard work and commitment of our employees who have built the company and created innovative treatments to help so many patients. As our recent clinical study has shown, a company can be successful at providing a new treatment that benefits not only patients and families, but also healthcare professionals, hospitals and health plans." The study, called UNLOAD, is a randomized ran·dom·ize tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. , multicenter trial A multicenter research trial is a clinical trial conducted at more than one medical center or clinic. Most large clinical trials, particularly Phase III trials, are conducted at several clinical research centers. of 200 patients involving 28 hospitals and medical centers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The study details the immediate and long-term benefits for patients with fluid overload fluid overload Hypervolemia, plethora Medtalk A systemic excess of fluids. Cf Volume depletion. receiving Aquapheresis(TM) therapy with the CHF Solutions' Aquadex FlexFlow system. UNLOAD is the first randomized clinical study of its type to compare the safety and efficacy of treatment with the Aquadex FlexFlow system, a non-drug-based option, with standard intravenous diuretic drug therapy to treat fluid-overloaded patients. Its landmark results were first presented at the March 2006 American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949 to educate, research and influence health care public policy. The president for the 2006–2007 year is Steven E. Nissen. [1] The organization has 39 chapters in the U.S. conference. For more information about the UNLOAD study, go to http://www.chfsolutions.com/unload_lbct.html. Previously, the Aquadex FlexFlow system, won the prestigious gold 2004 Medical Device Excellence Award (MDEA MDEA 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-Ethylamphetamine (empathogenic/psychedelic drug closely related to MDMA) MDEA Master Data Exchange Agreement MDEA Methyl Di-Ethyl Amine ) in the general hospital devices and therapeutic products category. The MDEA competition is the premier awards program for the medical technology community, recognizing the people and companies responsible for groundbreaking innovations. About Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI) is published monthly by Canon Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and offers the most comprehensive information on technologies, trends and product development in the medical device industry. For more than 25 years, MD&DI has served the medical device industry as the leading source of in-depth news and information and has the highest number of subscribers of any trade journal for medical manufacturers. For more information about MD&DI, go to http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/. About CHF Solutions CHF Solutions, based in Brooklyn Park, Minn., is a privately held manufacturer of medical devices for cardiac care. The company's mission is to provide medical practitioners with innovative and practical solutions that enable the treatment of patients with unmet clinical needs. For more information, go to www.chfsolutions.com. |
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