The Innovation Ecosystem: MitraClip (Part 5 of 5)
(This is Part 5 of The Innovation Ecosystem: MitraClip® series. Part 1 reviewed cardiac anatomy, valve disease, and treatment. Part 2 reviewed the MitraClip system. Part 3 reviewed the company Evalve. Part 4 looked at the safest and efficacy of the MitraClip system.) Abbot Vascular met with the FDA Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee on Mar….
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The Innovation Ecosystem: MitraClip (Part 4 of 5)
Is the MitraClip designed to replace mitral valve surgery or is it an option for patients who are not candidates for surgery?
The Innovation Ecosystem: MitraClip (Part 3 of 5)
A medical device incubator enables a start-up to grow out of the clever idea of a physician-inventor through skillful execution of a development strategy onto acquisition by a large, successful healthcare conglomerate.