ElectroWire Medical celebrated the start of construction for its new facility in Lexington with a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Aug. 18. 

Founded by local cardiologist, Dr. Robert Leonardi, ElectroWire will base its manufacturing operation at the new facility at 143 Industrial Dr. in Lexington. 

According to a press release, ElectroWire has manufactured an innovative electrosurgical system aimed at improving the safety, precision and efficiency of catheter-based cardiac surgery.

According to a statement from the company, ElectroWire’s flagship products will facilitate transseptal puncture, a critical step in many catheter-based cardiac surgeries, such as atrial fibrillation ablation and WatchmanTM procedures. Transseptal puncture is performed more than 400,000 times annually in the United States and more than 1 million times globally. 

The system is expected to be safer, more precise, more efficient and more cost-effective than currently available alternatives, according to a statement from Electrowire.