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Optimizer Smart and its successor, the Optimizer Smart Mini, provide Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) therapy to help patients with chronic heart failure find relief and reduce their symptoms. CCM therapy uses precisely timed electrical pulses to the heart cells during a unique period of the beat cycle, called the absolute refractory period, to strengthen and help the heart contract more forcefully and deliver more blood and oxygen to the body. Studies have shown that CCM therapy can improve the 6-minute hall walk distance and quality of life in patients with NYHA Class III heart failure who remain symptomatic despite guideline-directed medical therapy, are not appropriate candidates for CRT, and have an LVEF between 25% and 45%.

The device is implanted in a pocket under the skin in the upper chest, similar to the size of a pacemaker. It’s delivered under light sedation and can be placed quickly with no open-heart surgery. After implantation, the device is custom-programmed to meet each patient’s needs and requires external charging one hour per week. It is expected to last at least 20 years without requiring replacement.