Founded in 2013, Sonostics, Inc. focuses on the non-invasive, non-pharmacologic treatment of secondary heart failure, which results in the pooling of fluids in the lower body and reduced venous return to the heart. Extensive research and ten years of clinical studies conducted by MIT graduate Dr. Kenneth McLeod, Ph.D. led to the creation of the innovative HeartPartner. The HeartPartner is unique in that it exercises your secondary heart muscles — the soleus muscles in your lower legs — to improve conditions caused by poor circulation. Acting as the “pacemaker for your secondary hearts”, the HeartPartner's targeted vibration technology works to reduce lower limb fluid pooling that can cause symptoms such as chronic fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, cognitive dysfunction, as well as swelling of the legs and feet and varicose veins.