ATS Medical
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ATS Medical, Inc. based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
http://www.atsmedical.com/Company.aspx?id=958, is a developer and manufacturer of products and services for the cardiac surgery
market. The publicly traded company was founded in 1992 by Manny Villafana, a noted entrepreneur in the cardiology/cardiac surgery industry. The company’s goal was to advance the performance standard of artificial heart valves, specifically mechanical heart valves. The result was incorporating a pivot mechanism consisting of protruding spheres on which the valve’s leaflets pivot to open and close. The open pivot was intended to eliminate the cavity created by the pivot of all other bileaflet valves and to improve blood flow
through the valve, minimizing potential for blood clot formation. The ATS Open Pivot Heart Valve was first sold in international markets in 1992 and subsequently granted FDA clearance to sell in the United States in 2000. To date more than 140,000 valves have been implanted worldwide.
Under the leadership of Michael D. Dale, the company has become a more diversified cardiac surgery business through the offering of new technologies and services to cardiac surgeons in three categories:
• Heart Valve Therapy – artificial heart valves (mechanical heart valves and biological heart valves) for aortic valve replacement and mitral valve
replacement, and heart valve repair products
• Surgical Cryoablation – cryoablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
• Surgical Tools and Accessories – surgical tools for the cardiac surgeon
in day-to-day surgical procedures including robotic surgery tools and products to meet specific needs during robotic surgery
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
http://www.atsmedical.com/Company.aspx?id=958, is a developer and manufacturer of products and services for the cardiac surgery
Cardiac surgery
Cardiovascular surgery is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease , correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease from various causes including endocarditis, rheumatic heart...
market. The publicly traded company was founded in 1992 by Manny Villafana, a noted entrepreneur in the cardiology/cardiac surgery industry. The company’s goal was to advance the performance standard of artificial heart valves, specifically mechanical heart valves. The result was incorporating a pivot mechanism consisting of protruding spheres on which the valve’s leaflets pivot to open and close. The open pivot was intended to eliminate the cavity created by the pivot of all other bileaflet valves and to improve blood flow
Blood flow
Blood flow is the continuous running of blood in the cardiovascular system.The human body is made up of several processes all carrying out various functions. We have the gastrointestinal system which aids the digestion and the absorption of food...
through the valve, minimizing potential for blood clot formation. The ATS Open Pivot Heart Valve was first sold in international markets in 1992 and subsequently granted FDA clearance to sell in the United States in 2000. To date more than 140,000 valves have been implanted worldwide.
Under the leadership of Michael D. Dale, the company has become a more diversified cardiac surgery business through the offering of new technologies and services to cardiac surgeons in three categories:
• Heart Valve Therapy – artificial heart valves (mechanical heart valves and biological heart valves) for aortic valve replacement and mitral valve
Mitral valve
The mitral valve is a dual-flap valve in the heart that lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle...
replacement, and heart valve repair products
• Surgical Cryoablation – cryoablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
• Surgical Tools and Accessories – surgical tools for the cardiac surgeon
Cardiac surgeon
A cardiac surgeon is a surgeon who performs cardiac surgery—operative procedures on the heart and great vessels.-Training:A cardiac surgery residency typically comprises anywhere from six to nine years of training to become a fully qualified surgeon...
in day-to-day surgical procedures including robotic surgery tools and products to meet specific needs during robotic surgery
Robotic surgery
Robotic surgery, computer-assisted surgery, and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures....
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