In the year and a half after its approval the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device was successfully implanted 95.6% of the time, or more than 3,600 times out of a total of 3,822 consecutive cases. The finding comes from procedural data collected by Boston Scientific and presented at TCT by Vivek Reddy (Mt. Sinai)…
FDA Panel Gives Support To Novel Stroke Prevention Device From Boston Scientific
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel yesterday gave a vote of confidence to Boston Scientific’s Watchman left atrial appendage closure device for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients. By a large majority the panel agreed that the device was effective, that it was safe, and that the benefits outweighed the risks. In each case the…
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