The VenusP-Valve System
Features of the Valve and Delivery System
The intended purpose of VenusP-Valve is to replace the pulmonary heart valve with an new valve using a minimally invasive approach, to treat right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) dysfunction and specifically for the dilated outflow tracts to restore pulmonary valve function.
The Valve:
First self-expanding nitinol stent for pulmonary valve in Europe
Free from pre-stenting and expansion balloon
Good anti-migration performance
The Delivery System:
Easy to operate, with the handle at the proximal end of the catheter used to load and deploy the valve
The Procedure: Step by Step
During The Procedure
Typically, patients are asleep under anaesthesia for the procedure and usually don’t feel any pain.
- The doctor will insert the delivery system into the vein (typically in your leg) through a small access site.
- The delivery system holding the VenusP-Valve will be placed into the vein and guided into the heart.
- Once the VenusP-Valve is in the right position, they will deploy the valve.
- The VenusP-Valve will self-expand into place and begin to direct blood flow between the right lower chamber through the valve into the pulmonary arteries and into the lungs.
- The delivery system will then be removed and the doctor will conduct a test to make sure the valve is working properly with an angiogram.
- The access site will be closed. And the procedure will be complete.
Example Angiogram:
Benefits
Relief from Pulmonary Regurgitation
Increased cardiac function
Restored right ventricular function (RVOT)