A minimally invasive, transcatheter procedure
Femoral venous accessTranscatheter, through a vein
Familiar pathwayRight heart catheterization technique
Deployment in both pulmonary arteriesOne implant in the left branch, one in the right
Staged release from the delivery catheter.
What the implant does
Controlled banding of both pulmonary arteries
The implants apply controlled banding to the left and right pulmonary arteries and are designed to lower pressure in the distal pulmonary circulation during exertion.
Mechanism of action for clinicians