MedCity News June 5, 2024
CoraVie Medical, a startup developing an implantable continuous blood pressure monitor, recently won the medical devices track of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest. The pre-revenue company’s remote management solution monitors for the early detection of dangerous blood pressure levels to prevent crises that could lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure or death.
To Aimee Garza, it’s no wonder hypertension remains one of the most prevalent yet most uncontrolled conditions in the U.S., costing the country about $131 to $198 billion each year. This is because the fundamental approach to blood pressure monitoring has not changed in “literally over a century,” she pointed out in an interview.
Garza serves as CEO of CoraVie Medical, a Minneapolis-based startup seeking to...
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