EpiEP, Inc. Announces Completion of the EASe Post-Market Clinical Study

Medical device company reaches milestone for FDA-cleared and CE-marked epicardial access system

New Haven, Conn., May 4, 2015 – EpiEP Inc. (EpiEP), a medical device company that has developed an FDA-cleared and CE-marked epicardial access system, today announced the completion of the Post-Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) study for the EpiEP EpiAccess™ System (“EASe”), conducted at four sites in Europe.

The EpiAccess™ system provides real-time information on the location of the needle tip during complex epicardial procedures.

“We are delighted to have reached this significant milestone for our organization and would like to thank the physicians and patients that participated in the study,” said Pamela Bunes, founder and CEO at EpiEp. “We plan to continue to monitor the system performance in the coming months with the start of our US - based registry, EASYER.”

Data from the study will be presented at the Heart Rhythm Society annual meeting in Boston, Mass., by Luigi Di Biase MD at the moderated poster session called Catheter Ablation: New approaches and new tools on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 3:25 p.m. in the EpiCenter Theater 2, Exhibit Hall.

The EpiAccess™ system obtained FDA 510(k) clearance on October 29, 2014 (K142245) and has CE Mark approval for sale and distribution in Europe. The system includes a single-use with an incorporated pressure sensor, and a pressure monitor that uses proprietary algorithms to analyze pressure frequency data. The information is presented in an intuitive and easy to understand display, which instantly informs physicians of needle tip location which is designed to reduce the risk of procedure complications and to simplify access to the pericardial cavity.

“Together with existing image guidance, EpiAccess provides physicians with additional, detailed needle positioning information to more safely access the pericardial space,” said Andrea Natale MD, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, Austin, TX. “We are very excited to see the data from EASe, which will serve to further open up the field of safe, effective pericardial access and related therapies in the pericardial space.”

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