For the first time ever, millions of people around the world have an option other than open heart surgery to treat a serious condition and Twin Cities researchers played a significant role.
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's first-of-its-kind TriClip™ transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system that's specifically designed for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR), or a leaky tricuspid valve. This approval follows .
Abbott has announced U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its TriClip, a first-of-its-kind device to repair leaky tricuspid heart valve, for which more than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are estimated to be affected. Data from the TRILUMINATE Pivotal trial demonstrated that patients who received TriClip experienced a marked improvement in the severity of their symptoms and quality of life, with benefits sustained at one year.
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