Sequana Medical (previously known as NovaShunt) has received CE Mark approval for its Automated Low-Flow Ascites Pump, or ALFApump system. The ALFApump system is a subcutaneously implanted battery powered pump that is connected to a catheter placed in the abdominal cavity and another catheter connected to the bladder.It removes ascites as it forms by transferring it to the bladder where it is eliminated through normal urination. It is indicated for 
the management of refractory and recurrent ascites due to liver cirrhosis, in which massive and uncontrolled fluid accumulation occurs in the abdominal cavity.
Implantation can be performed under local or general anesthesia, which takes about 45 minutes. The ALFApump is recharged wirelessly through the skin, moves 5 liters of ascites per charge and can be wirelessly programmed by the physician.
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