Boston Scientific Announces First Commercial Implants Of The Lotus™ Valve System in Europe

Boston Scientific Announces FirstBoston Scientific Announces First Commercial Implants Of The Lotus™ Valve System in Europe PR Newswire NATICK, Massachusetts, Nov. 15, 2013 - Patients In Germany Receive New Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Devices Specially Designed For Total Control And Accurate Deployment Marking a major step forward in the evolution of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) technology, the first two commercial implants of the Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) Lotus™ Valve System have taken place in a German hospital. Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Schuler and Prof. Dr. med. Axel Linke, both considered TAVI pioneers, led the procedures at the Heart Center - University Hospital Leipzig, Germany. CE Mark approval for the Lotus Valve System was announced October 28, 2013 at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference in San Francisco. The Lotus Valve System offers a unique and effective alternative treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis at high risk of surgical valve replacement. It is a next-generation transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) device designed to give physicians total control throughout the TAVI procedure. The Lotus Valve is comprised of bovine pericardium and a nitinol frame with a central marker to aid in precise positioning. It features a novel Adaptive Seal™ technology to help minimize aortic regurgitation (leaking), a proven predictor of mortality.