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Heart valve fix gets a High-Tech upgrade: Self-Centering catheter tested in humans
NCT ID NCT06412354
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new device called VIVHEART EasyCross™ in 20 people undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The device uses a basket-like tip to center itself in the artery, making it easier and quicker to guide a wire through the heart valve. The goal was to see if it is safe and can reduce procedure time.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: ≥18 years old * Candidate to TAVR of a native valve, recrossing and balloon postdilation of a prosthetic aortic valve, or a valve-in-valve aortic valve replacement. * Willingness to undergo follow-up visits. * Ability to understand scope, content and risks of the study, and provide informed consent to participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications for endovascular procedures * Pregnancy or breastfeeding females at screening and at time of investigational procedure * Hemodynamically unstable or other clinical conditions increasing the risk of transcatheter valve procedure failure * Needing emergent procedure * Allergies to components of the device * Allergies to drugs or contrast material that may be used during the investigational procedure and all the TAVR procedure * Participation in another clinical trial
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Milan, 20132, Italy
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