Robot Knot-Tier tested in heart surgery
NCT ID NCT03681834
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collected information from multiple hospitals on the Cor-Knot® device, which automatically ties knots during heart valve surgery. The goal was to see how safe and effective it is. Over 550 adults having planned valve surgery took part. The main focus was on whether leaks developed around the new valve.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cor-Knot® automated knotting device
- What this could lead to
- If the data show the device is safe and effective, it could support wider use to shorten surgery times.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational data collection, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove the device is better than standard methods. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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557 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients requiring valve surgery
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * programmed minimally invasive surgery for: * aortic valve replacement * mitral valve replacement * mitral valve plastic surgery * adult patient Exclusion Criteria: * emergency surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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