EDWARDS INTUITY Elite Rapid Deployment Valve Approved In Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 31, 2016 /CNW/ -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced that Health Canada has approved the advanced EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system, a rapid deployment device for surgical aortic valve replacement.  The device is now commercially available. 

Built on the trusted PERIMOUNT tissue valve platform and incorporating innovations from transcatheter heart valves, the EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system is designed to facilitate minimally invasive surgery and streamline complex aortic valve replacements, thereby offering a cutting-edge treatment option for patients with aortic valve disease.

"As an increasing number of patients present with several comorbidities, which makes aortic valve surgery more challenging, it is important to have advanced treatment options paired with a minimal access surgical approach," said Denis Bouchard, MD, Cardiac Surgeon, Institut Cardiologie de Montréal, Director, Cardiac Surgery Training Program, Université de Montréal, and a consultant to Edwards.  "The availability of the EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve will facilitate otherwise complex treatment for patients requiring concomitant procedures to treat their aortic valve and other heart issues."

About Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences, based in Irvine, Calif., is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring.  Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. For more information, visit www.edwards.com and follow us on Twitter @EdwardsLifesci.

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