AMPLATZER® Duct Occluder for Patent Ductus Arteriosus Defect Closure
Availability: USA and International
AGA Medical designed the AMPLATZER® Duct Occluder to allow closure of PDA defects using a minimally-invasive catheter procedure instead of surgery.
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® Duct Occluder
The AMPLATZER® Duct Occluder for Patent Ductus Arteriosus 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 a cylindrical plug shape with a collar to secure the Duct Occluder in the PDA, 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 Duct 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 within the defect, closing off the PDA.
Video Demonstrations
THE AMPLATZER Duct Occluder
Duct Occluder Placement
How Your Doctor Will Implant the Duct Occluder
What to expect before, 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 PDA Closure
PDA Patient Guide - English and Espanol
The PDF provides a useful informational booklet about PDA and closure using the AMPLATZER® Duct Occluder, in English and Spanish. For additional information contact AGA Medical.