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HighLife Receives IDE Approval to Initiate US Pivotal Clinical Study for treatment of Mitral Regurgitation

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milla1cf Mon, 06/03/2024 - 12:36 June 3, 2024 — HighLife SAS , a medtech company focused on the development of a novel Trans-Septal Mitral Valve Replacement (“TSMVR”) system to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe Mitral Regurgitation (MR), announced today that the U.S. I am honored to lead the HighLife pivotal study.

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4C Medical's AltaValve System Secures Dual FDA Breakthrough Device Designations, Expediting Patient Access to Advanced Mitral Valve Therapies

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milla1cf Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:02 May 8, 2024 — 4C Medical Technologies, Inc. ("4C Food and Drug Administratio n ( FDA ) for the AltaValve System , a transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) device. MR occurs when blood flows backward through the mitral valve and into the atrium each time the left ventricle contracts.

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Robotic mitral valve surgery

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Totally endoscopic robotic mitral valve repair is the least invasive surgical therapy for mitral valve disease. Robotic mitral valve surgery demonstrates faster recovery with shorter hospital stays, less morbidity, and equivalent mortality and mid-term durability compared to sternotomy.

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Edwards Lifesciences to Acquire Innovalve

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an early-stage transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) company, following its initial investment in 2017. Combined with Edwards’ existing mitral innovations, the acquisition enhances the company’s TMVR technologies to address large unmet structural heart patient needs and support sustainable long-term growth.

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Can Mitral Valve Innovators Dig Themselves Out of a Rut?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- NEW YORK CITY -- Mitral valve technology developers were urged to go back to the drawing board due to current-generation devices not meeting the needs of enough patients with mitral regurgitation (MR), some said. With lots.

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Transcatheter-Based Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

Video Transcatheter-Based Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement nboden Tue, 07/17/2018 - 12:56 The latest advances in mitral valve repair and replacement include a shift toward the transseptal platform. Sloan Guy, MD, MBA – Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital Stephen F.

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Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute Performs Landmark Heart Valve Surgery

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We have been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to bring this innovative technology to our community. Performed through a catheter inserted into the vein, the device is guided to the heart using advanced imaging technologies. The tricuspid clip offers a lifechanging option for patients who previously had limited treatment choices.”