What companies make TAVR valves?

Currently, two companies — Edwards LifeSciences and Medtronic — are the primary manufacturers of TAVR valves and thus control the majority of the global market.

What company makes artificial heart valves?

On-X Life Technologies is a leading manufacturer of artificial heart valve replacement and repair products. On-X aortic and mitral prosthetic valves are FDA approved and have been safely implanted in approximately 200,000 patients worldwide.

Which company heart valve is best?

As referenced above, here is Research and Market’s Top 25 Heart Valve Manufacturers of Repair and Replacement Devices:

  • Abbott Laboratories.
  • Accellent Inc.
  • Admedes Schuessler GmbH.
  • AorTech International plc.
  • Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc.
  • AutoTissue GmbH.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation.
  • CarboMedics Inc.

Who invented TAVR?

Fifteen years ago, Alain Cribier, MD, and colleagues performed the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement in 2002 at Charles Nicolle University Hospital, University of Rouen, France.

How big is the TAVR market?

The global Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement market size was valued at USD 2.4 billion in 2017 and global Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures market size was valued at USD 6.2 billion in 2017. It is anticipated to rise at a CAGR of 22.6% over the forecast period.

Who makes mitral valve clip?

MitraClip’s story starts in California in the late 1990s. The team at the medical device company Evalve Inc. (purchased by Abbott in 2009) wanted to achieve something new – to use a catheter-based approach to repair the mitral valve in a beating heart.

What is a Medtronic valve?

Medtronic Open Pivot™ Mechanical Heart Valves for Aortic or Mitral Valve Replacement. The unique bileaflet valve design of the Medtronic Open Pivot mechanical heart valves eliminates recesses or cavities where a potential thrombus may form.

Does Medtronic make heart valves?

The Medtronic Open Pivot™ Aortic Valved Graft (AVG) unites the proven performance of the Medtronic Open Pivot Heart valve with leading graft technology for exceptional implantability.

When was TAVR approved by FDA?

In 2012, the FDA approved TAVR in patients at high surgical risk. In 2015 the indication was expanded to include “valve-in-valve” procedure for failed surgical bioprosthetic valves. In 2016 the FDA approved TAVR valves for use in patients with severe AS at intermediate risk.

Where was Tavi invented?

The TAVI invention was presented for the first time on May 19, 1990, at the 30-year anniversary symposium of the Danish Society of Cardiology in Odense, Denmark.