HR Execs on the Move

NeoChord is a venture backed medical device company that has developed a proprietary device which allows mitral valve repair to be performed on a beating heart through a 2- to 3-inch incision between the ribs in patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR). In contrast, most mitral valve repair procedures are performed through a 3 to 10 inch chest incision (sternotomy) that involves cutting through the sternum, opening the rib cage, stopping the heart and placing the patient on cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB).