Tag: TMVR

Study Finds TMVR Procedural Efficiency with use of the VersaCross® RF Transseptal Solution

MitraClip™ Guide delivery achieved in under 7.5 minutes1 TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – A recent publication demonstrated procedural efficiency for MitraClip™ transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) with use of the VersaCross® RF Transseptal Solution, reporting guide delivery from femoral access in under 7.5 minutes1. The VersaCross solution features a single radiofrequency (RF)-tipped wire used to […]

InnovHeart Reports Successful First-in-Human Implantation of its Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve with Excellent 30-day Follow-up

NEWTON, Mass. and MILAN, Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — InnovHeart s.r.l., a developer of novel Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of Mitral Regurgitation (MR), announced today the successful First-in-Human implantation of its proprietary Saturn Transcatheter Mitral Valve along with excellent results […]

First successful trans-femoral mitral valve repair device DragonFly™ performed in China

HANGZHOU, China, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On July 23, 2020, Professor Jian’an Wang’s team at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine successfully completed the world’s first human clinical application of the transcatheter mitral valve repair system (DragonFly™) developed […]

Medtronic Announces Early Feasibility Trial for Intrepid™ Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System with Transfemoral Transseptal Approach

New Study Shows Momentum in Establishing a Less Invasive Approach to Treat Patients with Severe Mitral Valve Disease DUBLIN, Sept. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin […]

Cardiovalve Announces AHEAD US Study for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System

OR YEHUDA, Israel, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Cardiovalve announced today that it has commenced the AHEAD USmulticenter study (U.S. Early Feasibility Study of High Surgical Risk Patients with Severe Mitral Regurgitation Treated with the Cardiovalve Transfemoral Mitral Valve System). AHEAD US trial recruitment will […]

LivaNova Concludes PRELUDE Study for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced the conclusion of the PRELUDE feasibility study for its Caisson Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system. The PRELUDE first-in-human study evaluated the Company’s TMVR system to treat moderate […]

Abbott Begins U.S. Pivotal Trial for the Tendyne Mitral Valve Replacement System to Treat Patients with Heart Valve Disease

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it has initiated a pivotal clinical study in the U.S. of its Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) system for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. The trial will evaluate the safety […]

Morton Plant Hospital is First in Florida to Participate in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Pivotal Trial

CLEARWATER, Fla., July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On June 28, doctors at Morton Plant Hospital became the first in Florida to treat a patient in the APOLLO Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) Pivotal Trial. TMVR is a minimally invasive potential alternative to conventional open-heart mitral-valve surgery […]

HighLife Appoints Dr. Martin Rothman as Independent Member of the Board

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HighLife SAS, a medtech company focused on the development of a unique trans-catheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system to treat patients suffering from mitral regurgitation, announced today the appointment of Dr. Martin T. Rothman as non-executive independent member of its Board of Directors. Dr. […]