VenusP-Valve Pivotal Study (PROTEUS STUDY)

A valve is implanted through a catheter (a narrow tube) and inserted through the femoral vein into the right atrium, right ventricle and pulmonary artery. After careful positioning, the valve is implanted by inflating a set of a balloons on the delivery catheter or self-expanding. After the catheter has been removed, the incision is closed with stitches, which are removed after the area has healed.

"VenusP-ValveTM System consists of two components:~1. Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV)~2. Delivery System (DS) including Delivery Catheter System (DCS) and Compression Loading System (CLS) The TPV consists of a self-expanding nitinol stent with a single layer tri-leaflet porcine pericardium tissue.~For the Delivery Catheter System (DCS) , the distal (deployment) end of the system features an atraumatic, radiopaque tip. A protective sheath (capsule) covers and maintains the TPV in a crimped position. The handle at the proximal end of the catheter is used to load and deploy the TPV.~The CLS compresses the TPV into the catheter, which including capture tube, valve protection tube, tip support tube, loading mandrels and crimper."