April 2, 2010 – A federal jury yesterday found Medtronic’s CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve willfully ...
Structural Heart
This structural heart channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content related to diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease. Topics covered include heart valve repair and replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, heart failure interventional device therapies, and closing holes in the heart using, including occlusion of atrial septal defects (ASDs), ventricular septal defects (VSDs) and patent foramen ovales (PFOs).
March 29, 2010 – A lawsuit was settled between Medtronic and AGA Medical Corp. for the alleged infringement of ...
March 25, 2010 – The FDA this week granted permission for a conditional investigational device exemption (IDE) to ...
As medical advancements continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of structural heart ...
March 16, 2010 — Several new initiatives in a robust international clinical program for a transcatheter aortic ...
March 14, 2010 — Late-breaking data presented at the American College of Cardiology's 59th annual scientific ...

The FDA’s approval of the Melody valve is widely viewed as a positive sign that may help other transcatheter ...

The FDA recently gave market clearance for Medtronic’s Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve, the first ...
March 2, 2010 — A new transcatheter valve and delivery systems has received European market clearance.
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March 2, 2010 — A surgical valve has earned the European market clearance nod, marking the manufacturer's launch ...
February 11, 2010 — An appeals court in Germany found the CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system does not ...
Jan. 25, 2010 — The first commercial implants of the ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis were recently performed ...
January 25, 2010 - In a significant development in treating congenital heart disease, the Medtronic Melody ...
January 25, 2010 – First-in-man procedures and a feasibility study in Europe were recently initiated for a new ...
January 21, 2010 – The Federal Patent Court in Munich, Germany upheld the validity of Edward Lifesciences' patent ...
January 19, 2010 – A new simulator released today provides physicians with an opportunity to practice ...