Nanofiber fabrication may be the key to rapidly manufacturing heart valves with regenerative and growth potential, according to new research from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. A research team led by Kevin Kit Parker created a valve-shaped nanofiber network that replicates the mechanical and chemical properties of the native valve extracellular matrix (ECM). […]
Heart valves
Positive early data for Valtech’s Cardioband
A trial of Valtech Cardio‘s Cardioband transcatheter annuloplasty system showed no device-related mortality, with decreases in mitral regurgitation and septo-lateral dimension. Results from the 40-patient multicenter observational study, designed to evaluate the safety and performance of the Cardioband, were presented this week at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting in Paris. The study was […]
Neochord raises $12.6m for mitral repair device
Neochord said it raised $12.6 million in debt of a hoped-for $20 million funding round to support its DS1000 minimally invasive mitral valve repair system. The Neochord device is designed to allow the implantation of artificial chordae tendinae, thread-like connectors that anchor leaflets of the mitral valve to heart muscle, the Minnesota-based medical device company […]