What is the WATCHMAN FLX™LAA Closure device? The WATCHMAN FLX™ device is a permanent implant designed to keep harmful blood clots from entering your blood stream, potentially causing a stroke. It is made from very light and compact materials commonly used in many other medical devices. ...
It’s hard these days to find a cardiac device company that is not doing something related to PFA. At ourDeviceTalks Bostonconference and expo in May 2022, we were lucky enough to have a panel of executives from three of the leaders in the space: Dr. Kenneth Stein is SVP and CMO of ...
Second, it has become clear that both Watchman and Amulet have a significant risk of device-related thrombus, that is, the development of a clot on the surface of the device, which is subject to embolization and stroke. This is a huge drawback of the technology because it represents iatro...
Globally atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in adults and the number of patients affected continues to rise with a currently estimated life time risk of 1 in 3 [1]. This is partly secondary to overall ageing of the population and survival of patients with other ar...