Elixir Medical launches LithiX Hertz Contact IVL system in Europe - Cardiovascular News

Elixir Medical’s LithiX Hertz Contact IVL System Approved and Launched in Europe - Cardiac Interventions Today

April 10, 2025—Elixir Medical announced European Union Medical Device Regulation—EU MDR—CE Mark approval of its LithiX Hertz Contact (HC) intravascular lithotripsy system (IVL) and the launch of the device in Europe. According to the company, the transcatheter LithiX HC IVL system is composed of multiple low-profile metal hemispheres uniformly distributed and integrated across the surface of a semicompliant balloon. Elixir Medical stated that th…

Elixir Medical launches LithiX Hertz Contact IVL system in Europe - Cardiovascular News

Elixir Medical has announced EU medical device regulation (MDR) CE mark approval and commercial launch of its LithiX Hertz Contact (HC) intravascular lithotripsy system (IVL) in Europe. The first cases were completed by Stefano Galli (Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy), Eric Van Belle (Lille University Hospital, Lille, France), and Nikos Werner (Hospital Barmherzigen Bruder Trier, Trier, Germany). LithiX lithotripsy mechanism of action t…