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Amplatzer Cardiac Plug

The AMPLATZER® Cardiac Plug is designed to provide optimal occlusion with full cross-sectional orifice coverage, flexible braided Nitinol mesh, and controlled, precise deployment. The Cardiac Plug has the ability to be repositioned, if necessary. The lobe of the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug is...

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CoreValve

  • Added Dec 14, 2010
  • Manufactured by Medtronic

The CoreValve system, designed to replace a diseased aortic valve without open-heart surgery or surgical removal of the native valve, has now been implanted in more than 10,000 patients worldwide in 32 countries outside the US. Typically delivered through the femoral artery, CoreValve is used in...

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MitraClip Mitral Valve Repair System

The MitraClip system is a catheter-based therapy designed to reduce mitral regurgitation (MR). The guide catheter is inserted into the femoral vein to reach the heart, then using the catheter the clip delivery system deploys the MitraClip device which is attached directly to the mitral...

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SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve

The Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve is an investigational device which is placed either through a transfemoral or transapical approach. The Edwards SAPIEN valve is being evaluated in the treatment of patients with severe calcific aortic stenosis who are considered to be high-risk or...

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WATCHMAN

  • Added Aug 21, 2010
  • Manufactured by Atritech

The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology is a device based solution designed to be permanently implanted at or slightly distal to the ostium (opening) of the left atrial appendage (LAA) to trap blood clots before they exit the LAA. The WATCHMAN LAA Closure Technology is a three part...

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