Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the PAVmed's First Quarter 2026 Business Update Conference Call.

[Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded.

I would now like to turn the conference call over to Matt Riley, PAVmed's Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Matthew Riley
Senior Director of Investor Relations

Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for participating in today's business update call. Joining me today on the call are Dr. Lishan Aklog, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PAVmed; along with Dennis McGrath, Chief Financial Officer of PAVmed. The press release announcing our business update and financial results is available on PAVmed's website.

Please take a moment to read the disclaimers about forward-looking statements in the press release. The business update press release and conference call all include forward-looking statements, and these forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made. Factors that could cause actual results to differ are described in the disclaimer and in our filings with the SEC. For a list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect future operations, see Part I, Item 1A entitled Risk Factors in PAVmed's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and any subsequent updates filed in the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and subsequent Forms 8-K.

Except as required by law, PAVmed disclaims any intentions or