Assessment of Safety and Accuracy of the Microtech System in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation (Microtech-LVAD)

An Early Feasibility Trial to Assess the Safety and Accuracy of the Microtech System in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

The Microtech-LVAD study is designed as a prospective, single arm, multi-center early feasibility study. Approximately 15 patients will be enrolled in the study. The study will be limited to patients in whom it is decided, based on routine clinical practice, that the LVAD will be implanted via a midline sternotomy. In the first 5 study patients, the device will be implanted in the RA; subsequently, the device will be implanted in the LA unless the patient is deemed at high risk of post-LVAD right heart failure, in which case the device will be placed in the RA

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Heart Failure
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Microtech sensor pressure

Detailed Description

The Microtech-LVAD study is designed as a prospective, single arm, multi-center early feasibility study. Approximately 15 patients will be enrolled in the study. The study will be limited to patients in whom it is decided, based on routine clinical practice, that the LVAD will be implanted via a midline sternotomy. In the first 5 study patients, the device will be implanted in the RA; subsequently, the device will be implanted in the LA unless the patient is deemed at high risk of post-LVAD right heart failure, in which case the device will be placed in the RA. Clinical data will be collected pre-operatively, intra-operatively, throughout the post-operative hospitalization period, at discharge and at 1, 3-6, 9 and 12 months post-index procedure

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 15
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Israel
  • Petach Tikvah, Israel
    • Rabin Medical Center
• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10032
      • Columbia University Medical Center/ NewYork Presbyterian Hospital or CUMC/NYPH

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient is scheduled to undergo an elective LVAD implantation via midline sternotomy based on routine practice at the participating center.
• Patient is characterized as INTERMACS profile 2 or greater.
• Patient is able and willing to provide written informed consent.
• Patient is willing and able to comply with all required post-procedure follow-up visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pre-operative coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia
• For an intended LA implant, patient has a device implanted in the left atrial appendage (e.g., WATCHMAN or similar device) or a mechanical mitral valve
• Patient has an atrial myxoma
• Patient has pre-operative evidence of thrombus in the chamber in which the device is intended to be implanted
• Patient has a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack within 6 months prior to the index procedure
• History of systemic or pulmonary thromboembolism or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within the last 6 months
• Patient has a history of congenital heart disease, including known atrial septal defect that is not corrected (including during the LVAD implantation procedure)
• Patient has severe mitral regurgitation (for an LA implant) or severe tricuspid regurgitation (for an RA implant) that is not intended to be corrected during the LVAD implantation
• Patient has known allergy to stainless steel or titanium
• Patient has noncardiac comorbidity that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, may limit life expectancy to less than 1 year
• Patient is pregnant or intends to become pregnant prior to completion of all protocol follow-up requirements
• Patient is participating in another investigational study that has not reached its primary endpoint

• Intraoperative identification of any anatomical finding that would preclude safe access to, or closure of, the intended atrial chamber, or fixation of the device within the chamber including, but not limited to:

  1. Identification of thrombus in the atrium in which the device will be implanted
  2. Atrial anatomy deemed to be too thin or fragile to accept the implant
  3. Epicardial adhesions or any intraoperative finding that would complicate access or closure of the atrium in which the device is intended to be implanted

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Microtech System	Device: Microtech sensor pressure; Microtech sensor implantation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Co-Primary Efficacy Endpoint	Successful deployment of the intracardiac sensor.; Freedom from failure of the Microtech System to obtain valid intracardiac pressures by at least one method (CW/DB), in at least one timepoint up to 6 months.	6 months
Co-Primary Safety Endpoint	Anatomic stability of the implant assessed by echocardiographic imaging through 1 month.; The incidence of device- or implant procedure-related adverse events through 1 month	1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The earliest post-operative day at which "valid" pressure measurements can be made from the Microtech implant	The earliest post-operative day at which "valid" pressure measurements can be made from the Microtech implant. A "valid" pressure measurement will be defined as a signal for which the system indicates a "fidelity score" >0.7. Details of the fidelity score are provided in the protocol	1 month
Accuracy of Microtech pressure measurements in comparison to those obtained simultaneously by pulmonary artery catheter	Accuracy of Microtech pressure measurements in comparison to those obtained simultaneously by pulmonary artery catheter (PAC; LAP from Microtech compared to PCWP from PAC, and RAP from Microtech and RAP from PAC or superior vena caval central line) at baseline and at a follow up between 3- and 6-months post implantation	pre procedure, 3-6 months
Accuracy of Microtech pressure measurements in comparison to those obtained simultaneously by pulmonary artery catheter	Accuracy of Microtech pressure measurements in comparison to those obtained simultaneously by pulmonary artery catheter (LAP from Microtech compared to PCWP from PAC, and RAP from Microtech and RAP from PAC or superior vena caval central line) at all follow visits from which data are available throughout the 1 year follow up period	1 year
Anatomic stability of the implant over the observation period	Anatomic stability of the implant over the observation period, assessed by echocardiographic imaging at post-op, 1, 3-6, 9, 12 months follow-up visits	post operation, 1 month, 3-6 months, 9 months, 12 months
The incidence of device-related adverse events	The incidence of device-related adverse events through 1 year follow-up	12 months
Correlation of changes of sensor-measured atrial pressure	Correlation of changes of sensor-measured atrial pressure with the following clinical parameters performed on the 1, 3-6, 9 and 12 month follow up visits: changes of NTproBNP; changes of KCCQ; episodes of heart failure exacerbations; LVAD suction events; clinical assessments consistent with hypovolemia; changes in pressure measurements during RPM ramp tests	1 month, 3-6 months , 9months and 12 month
Usability of the system	Usability of the system in order to obtain pressure measurements (Human Factors testing) at baseline, 3-6 months and 12 months visits	baseline, 30-6 months, 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Microtech Medical Technologies, Ltd

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): November 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 21, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 19, 2026
• Last Verified: August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Heart Failure
• Other Study ID Numbers: Microtech-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No