The Science Behind ECP
The science behind ECP starts with timing. External Counterpulsation (ECP) uses precisely timed compression and release to influence blood flow at two distinct phases of the heartbeat—with two complementary goals: support blood flow to the heart and reduce the work the heart has to perform.1 During diastole — support...
Coatesville’s Pression Replaces 700-Pound Cardiac Machine With a Rolling Cart
A cardiac therapy that can require a 700-pound machine and a room of its own now fits on a cart that rolls into any room…. VISTA.TODAY Pression Coatesville...
How a former Lockheed Martin scientist built a portable heart care device
After years of development and FDA clearance, Philly-area startup Pression is moving into manufacturing and sales. There’s a therapy for certain heart patients that can require a 700-pound machine and a dedicated room. During treatment, balloon-like cuffs squeeze a patient’s calves, thighs and hips in rhythm with the heartbeat….....
Wave PRO™ Now Commercially Available as First Unit Enters the Field
Pression has begun the commercial introduction of Wave PRO™, with the first unit now in the field with our sales team. Following FDA clearance, this marks an important next step for Pression as we introduce Wave PRO™ to cardiologists and healthcare facilities and begin expanding awareness of a new...
From Cardiac Care to the Operating Room: Pression’s Platform Earns a New Patent Allowance
We are excited to share that Pression has received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for our patent application “System and Methods for Synchronizing External Compression of a Limb for Surgical Use” (App. No. 18/417,968). Our core technology — cardiac-synchronized external compression — was built to treat Chronic...