More Patients Can Now Be Treated With New SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Aortic Valve

The SAPIEN 3 Ultra has some modifications that make it appropriate to a wider range of patients that would otherwise not be able to get a transcatheter aortic valve. And a brand new delivery system and sheath make the implantation procedure a bit easier on the physicians. The valve features an extended skirt on its exterior that helps to avoid leakages and a 14-French low profile sheath. The delivery system uses an "on balloon" design that doesn't require the surgeon to have to manually al...

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