Data provided by company:
- Self-anchoring and self-expanding, made of bovine pericardium and mounted on an elastic alloy frame.
- Sinusoidal struts (structural element) anchor the device in the Valsalva sinus and annular sealing is obtained with brief low-pressure balloon dilation.
Comments Surgery:
- Sutureless pericardial tissue valve for open heart surgery, especially for minimal-invasive procedures. Sizes: S, M, L and XL.
Comments Echocardiography:
- Little size-specific data for hemodynamic performance and no EOAi calculator available.
SUTURELESS VALVE:
The advantages of these new generation sutureless valves combine those of open surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) and the facility of TAVI. They include:
- Complete excision of the diseased valve
- Anatomical tailoring to individual patient anatomy
- Atraumatic introduction with minimal or no crimping of the valve leaflets allowing more predictable long-term outcomes
- Valves are self-anchoring (no need for sutures), self-expanding for easy implantation and good visibility
- Shorter cardiopulmonary bypass time
- Permits minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures while delivering gold-standard surgical outcome
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