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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1:46-49(2002)
© 2002 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

New ideas

A new implantable device for telemetric control of pulmonary blood flow

Antonio F. Cornoa,*, Pierre Fridezb, Ludwig K. von Segessera and Nikos Stergiopulosb

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), 46 rue du Bugnon, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
b EndoArt S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +41-21-314-2280; fax: +41-21-314-2278
antonio.corno{at}chuv.hospvd.ch

The main problem encountered in pulmonary artery banding is the difficulty in determining the optimal perimeter of the band, and sometime repeated surgical operations are required to adjust the band perimeter in order to control the pulmonary blood flow. To overcome these difficulties EndoArt S.A. (Lausanne, Switzerland) developed an externally adjustable, telemetrically controlled device for pulmonary artery banding (FloWatchTM), which is wireless, battery free, easy to implant and use, and we here report on the technical characteristics of the device. The preliminary acute experimental studies demonstrated the feasibility of the implant and the good functioning of the device.

Key Words: Congenital heart defects; Congenital heart surgery; Palliative procedure; Pulmonary artery banding; Pulmonary hypertension




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