How Long Can Impella Be Used

Duration of use and outcomes. The FDA has approved use of Impella for 6 hours, but current data has revealed off-label use in patients for a variable duration, ranging from a few hours to an average of 12 days, with the longest recorded duration at 35 days in a single documented case.

How long can you have an Impella?

It is designed to provide haemodynamic support for up to 30 days. Like the Impella 5.0, the Impella 5.5 device is an axial flow transaortic cardiac support device mounted on a 9 Fr steering catheter with a 21 Fr pump cannula.

Does impella improve mortality?

Interim results from the most recent Impella RP System PAS report indicate that 12 out of the 42 enrolled PAS patients (28.6 percent) survived to 30 days post device explant or hospital discharge, or to the start of next longer term therapy. In the premarket clinical studies, the survival rate was 73.3 percent.