Operator

Good morning, and welcome to Nuwellis Earnings Conference Call for the First Quarter ended March 31, 2026. [Operator Instructions] Participants on this call are advised that the audio of this conference call is being broadcast live over the Internet and is also being recorded for playback purposes. A replay of this call will be available approximately 1 hour after the end of the call.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Leah McMullen, Director of Communications. Please go ahead.

Leah McMullen
Director of Communications

Thank you, operator. Thank you for joining today's conference call to discuss Nuwellis' corporate developments and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. In addition to myself, with us today are John Erb, Nuwellis' Chairman of the Board and CEO; and our CFO, Carisa Schultz.

At 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time today, Nuwellis released financial results for the first quarter 2026. If you have not received Nuwellis' earnings release, please visit the Investors page on the company's website.

During this conference call, the company will be making forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made during today's call will be protected under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that relate to expectations or predictions of future events and market trends as well as our estimated results or performance are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon our current estimates and various assumptions. These statements involve material risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to materially differ from those