the advantage ® valve valve design and clinical results “our experience, your advantage”
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The ADVANTAGEThe ADVANTAGE®® Valve Valve
Valve Design and Clinical ResultsValve Design and Clinical Results
“Our Experience, Your Advantage”
The ADVANTAGE® Valve
• Pyrolytic carbon constructionPyrolytic carbon construction• Cylindrical housingCylindrical housing• Double velour polyester sewing ringDouble velour polyester sewing ring• Rotatable designRotatable design• Leaflet opening angle: 86Leaflet opening angle: 86°, closing angle: 22° °, closing angle: 22° • Patented Sure FlowPatented Sure Flow™™ pivot recess design pivot recess design
Evolutionary approach for facilitated implantation and quality of flow
The ADVANTAGE® Valve
Low profile housingLow profile housing
• Optimizes implantability with minimal ventricular Optimizes implantability with minimal ventricular
intrusionintrusion
• Generous sewing cuff for easier suturing and Generous sewing cuff for easier suturing and
compliancecompliance
ADVANTAGE® Valve St. Jude Medical® Valve
The ADVANTAGE® Valve
Widened outflow channel designed for Widened outflow channel designed for improved washingimproved washing
Patented Patented SureFlowSureFlow™ ™ Pivot RPivot Recessecess
Computational Fluid Dynamics*
*Unsteady 3-D computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Medtronic Model 7760 Prosthetic Mechanical Heart Valve (Aortic) Adaptive Research, Alhambra, CA, 2001.
Widened outflow channel increases pivot washing, Widened outflow channel increases pivot washing, reduces potential for thrombosisreduces potential for thrombosis
ADVANTAGEADVANTAGE® ® Valve Valve St. Jude MedicalSt. Jude Medical®® Valve Valve
Computational Fluid Dynamics*
*In vitro analysis conducted by the School of Mechanical Engineering, Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology
ATS Medical™
Valve
18-19%
ADVANTAGE® Valve
20-22%
CarboMedics Valve
18-19%
St. Jude Medical® Valve
18-19%
Enlarged Central Flow Area
Enlarged central flow area is designed to reduce turbulenceEnlarged central flow area is designed to reduce turbulence
Computational Fluid Dynamics*
*Unsteady 3-D computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Medtronic Model 7760 Prosthetic Mechanical Heart Valve (Aortic) Adaptive Research, Alhambra, CA, 2001.
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Vmax = 1.80 Vmax = 2.45
Computational Fluid Dynamics*
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*Unsteady 3-D computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Medtronic Model 7760 Prosthetic Mechanical Heart Valve (Aortic) Adaptive Research, Alhambra, CA, 2001.