Abbott Epic Max

[ATHENS1964]

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for Epic Max Tissue Valve to Treat Aortic Valve Disease

March 31, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's Epic Max stented tissue valve to treat people with aortic regurgitation or stenosis. This device is the latest addition to Abbott's Epic surgical valve platform which has a decades-long...

www.dicardiology.com

 

[Lucker]

Looks quite generic to me...

 

[dick0236]

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for Epic Max Tissue Valve to Treat Aortic Valve Disease

March 31, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's Epic Max stented tissue valve to treat people with aortic regurgitation or stenosis. This device is the latest addition to Abbott's Epic surgical valve platform which has a decades-long...

www.dicardiology.com

I just called the 800 number listed in the Abbot press release. The gentleman I talked with said " the valve is designed to last 10-15 years.......that's typical for a tissue valve. I suggested they inform the younger patients to expect several surgeries as the patient ages. They hung up on me.

PS: Abbot owns the St. Jude valve. This is just a new model of the St. Jude tissue valve.

 

[nobog]

Looks quite generic to me...

That's the heart valve world - incremental improvements.

 

[nobog]

I just called the 800 number listed in the Abbot press release. The gentleman I talked with said " the valve is designed to last 10-15 years.......that's typical for a tissue valve. I suggested they inform the younger patients to expect several surgeries as the patient ages. They hung up on me.

PS: Abbot owns the St. Jude valve. This is just a new model of the St. Jude tissue valve.

I would suggest the Drs. & Physicians to stop trying to convince 20, 30, 40, & 50 year old's to stop implanting tissue valves.