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FDA approves Solo Smart valve for Aortic Valve Disease-Sorin

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Last updated:29th Jul 2014
Published:29th Jul 2014
Source: Pharmawand

Sorin Group has received FDA approval for the Solo Smart Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve, for use in patients with Aortic Valve Disease. It is the first valve with a removable stent to be approved in the US market.

Solo Smart is the evolution of the Freedom Solo valve, which has been implanted in international markets since 2004. This valve has been evaluated in numerous clinical studies representing over 4,000 patients with follow-up to 8 years.

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