Electrowire to break ground on its new product facility in Lexington next Monday

Lexington, SC 08/13/2025 (Paul Kirby) - Electrowire, a cardiac surgical system, will break ground on its new manufacturing facility on Glassmaster Road in Lexington next Monday. The invitation only event will be 11:00 a.m. at 143 Glassmaster Road.

Electrowire was founded by local cardiologist Dr. Robert Leonardi. Leonardi invented the product that will be manufactured in Lexington. It is an innovative electrosurgical system aimed at improving the safety, precision and efficiency of catheter-based cardiac surgery.

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 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. This purpose-built system is expected to be safer, more precise, more efficient and more cost-effective than currently available alternatives.

Leonardi, struck by the high costs and limited availability of the existing transseptal puncture technology, developed this system to make the procedure more accessible and cost-effective for hospitals. ElectroWire’s transseptal puncture system came about after many rounds of trials at Leonardi’s home, starting with an electrosurgical generator on the family ping-pong table as a temporary lab facility.

ElectroWire aims to set a new standard for electrosurgical puncture procedures, offering an affordable, high-quality alternative to existing products, promising safer and faster outcomes for cardiovascular patients and improved bottom lines for hospitals. For more information, visit https://electrowiremedical.com/.

PHOTO: Dr. Robert Leonardi