Medtronic wins CE mark for left atrial appendage exclusion system

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT)+ announced today that it received CE mark approval for its Penditure LAA exclusion system.

The company plans to begin the European launch of the left atrial appendage (LAA) exclusion device at the 39th European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting from October 8-11 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This regulatory milestone comes shortly after the device surpassed 10,000 clips sold globally.

Penditure, an implantable clip, comes pre-loaded on a single-use delivery system for use in LAA management during concomitant cardiac surgery procedures. Medtronic — one of the largest medtech companies in the world — designed Penditure with a curve to better match the atrial anatomy. It also has no fabric to reduce the risk of inflammation.

Sign up for Blog Updates