Acutus Medical, Inc. Announces Addition of Scott Huennekens as Executive Chairman of the Board
July 10, 2019 at 11:25 am EDT
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Acutus Medical, Inc. announced the appointment of Scott Huennekens as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Huennekens has more than 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, specializing in clinical advancement through innovative R&D and technology-based initiatives.
Acutus Medical, Inc. is focused on the production of left-heart access products under its distribution agreement with Medtronic, Inc. (Medtronic). The Company is solely focused on supporting the manufacturing and distribution of products to Medtronic. It manufactures transseptal crossing devices and associated accessories, such as integrated transseptal dilators and needles, fixed-curve or steerable introducers, and steerable sheaths (Products). These Products are used to access the left side, or left atrium, of the cardiac anatomy and are used in a range of medical applications, including in electrophysiology and structural heart procedures. The technology supports physicians during a critical component of an ablation or structural heart procedure. The transseptal crossing devices that it manufactures for Medtronic include versions that are length-, diameter- and tip-matched and designed to lock into the hub of sheaths used in many left-heart procedures.