CARILLON™ Mitral Contour System™
The CARILLON Mitral Contour System combines a proprietary implantable device and delivery system. The implant consists of a shaping ribbon between distal and proximal anchors.
The device is delivered percutaneously via jugular access under fluoroscopic guidance in a minimally invasive or non-surgical procedure called Percutaneous Mitral Annuloplasty. The implant is designed to be positioned, adjusted, and gently anchored in the coronary sinus/great cardiac vein to reshape the annulus around the mitral valve to reduce mitral regurgitation.
Clinical Experience
Cardiac Dimensions®, Inc. has obtained early clinical experience the CARILLON™ Implant by way of studies conducted in Germany, Poland, France, Paraguay and Australia. To date, more than 70 people have been treated with the permanent implant.
Percutaneous Annuloplasty for FMR, using the CARILLON Mitral Contour System
- Simple procedure < 1 hour
- Results immediately observable
- Tension is controlled / adjusted by physician Intra-procedurally
- Benign design, designed to be compatible with surrounding anatomy
- Recapture Feature provides both Safety Net and Ability to Optimize Result
- Does not preclude other HF therapies such as Bi-V pacing or surgery
In this non-surgical procedure, a catheter is threaded into the heart via the jugular vein.
The catheter is guided to a vein that encircles the mitral valve.
The CARILLON Implant is secured and released in the treatment location
The CARILLON Implant is designed to:
> Reshape the valvular dimensions
> Tighten the valve leaflets
> Reduce mitral regurgitation