FARAWAVE is our flagship product for AF ablation and is designed to ablate pulmonary veins for paroxysmal AF patients

In addition to FARASTAR, Zingeler elaborates on the product portfolio of FARAPULSE. The FARAWAVE catheter, capable of a variety of shapes between a flat “flower” and spherical “basket”, features an over-the-wire design to create durable and circumferential PFA lesions from a femoral approach. "FARAWAVE is our flagship product for AF ablation and is designed to ablate pulmonary veins for paroxysmal AF patients," adds Zingeler. FARAWAVE is easy to use and adapts to individual patient anatomies. Over 150 patients have been treated with FARAWAVE with more than two thirds of those patients receiving prospective reassessments of the procedure’s success, making for one of the most thorough studies of its kind. After receiving Breakthrough Program status from the FDA in early 2019, the company is positioned to begin its pivotal FDA trial shortly. The company also has developed the first-ever focal PFA catheters, with its deflectable FARAFLEX catheter yielding safe and effective results in patients with atrial flutter.

What really sets the FARAPULSE team apart is their pairing of rigorous R&D and clinical study. The team consists of many EP and cardiac ablation experts with ten to twenty-plus years in the space. In contrast to the big players in the market, FARAPULSE has a tenacious, PFA-only focus that has placed the company in a strong position around its intellectual property. "By the end of this year, we will have over 22 issued patents globally and a very strong IP portfolio, giving strong protection on our innovation," says Zingeler.

The future is most promising for FARAPULSE as it approaches FDA trials for other products, FARAFLEX and FARAPOINT. Meanwhile, the company is focused on continuing R&D activities and clinical trials. With commercialization in Europe fast approaching, physicians and their patients stand to benefit from the improved safety, speed, and efficacy of FARAPULSE PFA.