AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder for Atrial Septal Defect Closure
Availability: USA and International
AGA Medical introduced the AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder, the first catheter delivered atrial septal closure device. Introduced in most countries beginning in 1996, over 90,000 Septal Occluders have been manufactured and delivered worldwide to cardiac physicians to date.
Indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and instructions for use can be found in the Instructions For Use available by request or online at www.amplatzer.com/products.
AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder
AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder for heart defect repair utilizes the shape memory of Nitinol, a wire made from an alloy of nickel and titanium. Each Occluder is made of a Nitinol wire mesh that is shaped into two flat discs and a middle, or "waist" to fit the defect size, with polyester fabric inserts designed to help close the hole and provide a foundation for growth of tissue over the occluder after placement.
The placement procedure typically takes place in a special room called a catheterization laboratory ( cath lab ) where many minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures are performed. The Septal Occluder is delivered to the correct place in the heart through a catheter, a small plastic tube used by an interventional cardiologist to access the heart and place the occluder using x-ray and echocardiography. The physician deploys the occluder to expand each disc on either side of the defect, closing off the hole.
AMPLATZER® Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder – "Cribriform"
The AMPLATZER® Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder - "Cribriform" is designed for use in multiple hole Atrial Septal Defects. It is placed exactly like the AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder, but has a narrow waist to place it through one of the central holes in the septal wall, with the discs covering the surrounding holes.
Video Demonstrations
The AMPLATZER Septal Occluder
Septal Occluder Placement
AMPLATZER® Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder – "Cribriform"
How Your Doctor Will Implant the AMPLATZER Septal Occluder
What to expect during and after the procedure will vary. Discuss any questions or concerns you have with your doctor.
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Patient Informational Guide on ASD Closure
ASD Patient Guide - English and Espanol
The PDFs provided are useful informational booklets about ASD and closure using the AMPLATZER® Septal Occluder and Multi-fenestrated ASD and closure using the AMPLATZER® Cribriform Occluder, in English and Spanish. For additional information contact AGA Medical.