Friday, March 2, 2007

Medtronic pulmonic percutaneous valve saves FL teen - MiamiHerald.com

A Florida teenager avoided his fourth open heart surgery thanks to the Medtronic Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Ensemble Transcatheter Delivery System. Daniel Rodriguez, 13, born with a congenital heart defect, received a heart valve replacement by catheter, with only a small incision in his groin.