Ben Hertzog is the CEO of Procyrion, a Houston-based company that is developing Aortix, a custom designed pump built around a powerful micro-motor mounted on a set of expandable struts. Aortix is designed to rest and heal the heart by reducing afterload and improving blood flow to vital organs. Unlike other circulatory assist devices that involve invasive, high-risk procedures, Aortix is small enough to allow for deployment without surgery and with minimal procedure risk. In this podcast, Ben will discuss the Aortix system and how it is revolutionizing heart failure devices.
