http://blog.cardiologyproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to cardiology products for medical professionals Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://blog.cardiologyproductguide.com/2010/02/02/fda-approves-melody-valve/ http://blog.cardiologyproductguide.com/2010/02/02/fda-approves-melody-valve/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:32:33 +0000 admin http://www.cardiologyproductguide.com/blog/?p=230 The Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic Inc’s heart valve that can be implanted without open-heart surgery. Known as the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve, the device is designed to be implanted through a small catheter inserted into the patient’s body. It replaces the pulmonary valve in patients born with a heart defect. It is the first heart valve approved for sale in the US that can be implanted without open-heart surgery.

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