CoreValve™ Evolut™ R Recapturable and Repositionable Heart Valve Improves Positioning
Accuracy and Control During Deployment
BRAMPTON, ON, Oct. 22, 2016 /CNW/ - Medtronic Canada, a
subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), today announced Health Canada licence of the new recapturable, self-expanding
CoreValve™ Evolut™ R System. The first and only recapturable and repositionable device available in Canada, the CoreValve Evolut R System is licenced for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in severe
aortic stenosis patients who are at high or extreme risk for surgery. Untreated, aortic valve stenosis can lead to serious heart
problems including heart failure and even death.
Designed to treat patients with aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve narrows thereby limiting blood flow from the
aorta to the rest of the body, the CoreValve Evolut R System is built on the proven foundation and procedural success of the
CoreValve System, which has been implanted in more than 75,000 patients in 60 countries.
The new system consists of the CoreValve Evolut R transcatheter valve and the EnVeo™ R Delivery System, which features an
InLine™ Sheath that significantly reduces the profile to the lowest on the market (14 Fr equivalent, less than 1/5 inch). A smaller
profile size provides a greater opportunity to treat an expanded patient population with smaller vessels (down to 5.0 mm), through
the preferred transfemoral access route, which may minimize the risk of major vascular complications in some patients.
Based on the knowledge gained through the extensive experience with the CoreValve System, the Evolut R is optimized to increase
conformability and sealing at the annulus, while maintaining supra-annular valve positioning for improved blood flow and
hemodynamic performance. An extended sealing skirt on the 26mm and 29mm valve sizes is intended to further promote valve sealing at
the annulus.
"Obtaining a Health Canada licence for Evolut R marks a significant milestone for Medtronic and TAVI, and ushers in a new era in
transcatheter aortic valves with advanced, recapturable capabilities," said Michael Blackwell,
senior director of the CardioVascular Group at Medtronic Canada. "This licence is an outcome of our commitment to building a
market‑leading innovation pipeline in the transcatheter space, and we look forward to supporting heart teams as they look to
next-generation technologies that optimize valve performance for a broad range of patients."
The licencing of Evolut R as the first self-expanding, recapturable transcatheter heart valve available in Canada follows other significant milestones reached over the past 18 months showcasing the company's
leadership in the TAVI market. Last year, the CoreValve System was the first TAVI system to be licenced in Canada for valve-in-valve (VIV) procedures in patients whose surgical aortic heart valves have failed. Also in
March 2015, the highly anticipated two-year data from the High Risk Study of the CoreValve U.S.
Pivotal Trial was presented at the American College of Cardiology 2015, which showed superior survival benefit at two years for
TAVI with the CoreValve System compared to patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
In collaboration with leading clinicians, researchers and scientists worldwide, Medtronic offers one of the broadest ranges of
innovative medical technology for the interventional and surgical treatment of cardiovascular disease and cardiac arrhythmias. The
company strives to offer products and services that deliver clinical and economic value to healthcare consumers and providers
around the world.
About Medtronic
Medtronic Canada (www.medtronic.ca), headquartered in
Brampton, Ontario is a subsidiary of Medtronic plc, which is among the world's largest medical
technology, services and solutions companies — alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around
the world. Medtronic is proud to employ over 1,600 people in Canada, serving physicians, hospitals
and patients across the country. The company is focused on collaborating with stakeholders around the world to take healthcare
Further, Together.
Any forward‑looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in
Medtronicʹs periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may
differ materially from anticipated results.
SOURCE Medtronic Canada
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