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