Patent Ductus Arteriosus Occlusion Device

Eventually natural tissue lining of the blood vessels will grow to cover the device. The standard device size has a diameter of 12 mm. This device was quite successful in closing small PDA's (> 90% success rate), but was limited by the large catheter sizes (8F-11F) required for delivery [8]. ... A trip to Home Depot provided suitable starting ... ................
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