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...
read full descriptionAccording to St. Jude Medical, this self-expanding stent can be fully resheathed and repositioned in situ which enables physicians to fine-tune valve placement at the implant site.
read full descriptionBoston Scientific's Lotus transcatheter heart valve implant was awarded CE approval in October 2013. A ccording to the manufacturer, the product is the only aortic valve device that allows physicians to assess its final position before release. They say that it is designed to minimise the...
read full descriptionThe Engager is delivered via a transapical catheter for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis in patients who are unsuitable for surgical valve replacement. The device has CE approval. The valve is composed of a nitinol frame and bovine tissue leaflets. CE clearance follows the...
read full descriptionThis sheath is an excellent adjunct for EVAR procedures. It is comprised of an introducer sheath with a GORE DrySeal Sheath valve attached, a dilator, and a 2.5 ml valve inflation syringe. The valve is inflated around the device inserted through the sheath until haemostasis is achieved. It is...
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