Medical News Today

What are the risks of a Watchman procedure?

A Watchman is a device that can help prevent blood clots from leaving the heart. However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The ...
TCTMD

Registry Shows Watchman FLX Beating First-Gen Device for Early LAAO Outcomes

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The redesigned Watchman FLX device (Boston Scientific) provides safer left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in patients with atrial fibrillation compared with the first-generation ...
Business Insider

Late-Breaking Data Shows Abbott's Amplatzer™ Amulet™ Occluder Offers Superior Left Atrial Appendage Closure Compared to Watchman‡ Device for People With Atrial ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced late-breaking data from the Amulet™ LAA Occluder IDE trial, a multi-center, head-to-head study comparing the company ...
TCTMD

Amulet LAA Closure Device Has Fewer Leaks Than Watchman: Does It Matter?

ORLANDO, FL—(UPDATED) The Amplatzer Amulet device (Abbott) seals off the left atrial appendage (LAA) better than the Watchman 2.5 or Watchman FLX devices (Boston Scientific) in patients with atrial ...
Business Insider

Late-Breaking Trial Data at TVT Demonstrate Sustained Safety and Performance of WATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) announced positive 24-month results from the PINNACLE FLX clinical trial assessing the safety and efficacy of the ...
Star Tribune

Made in Minnesota, stroke-prevention device Watchman reaches 100,000 implant milestone

An invention to prevent strokes, first sketched out in hospital basements and hotel restaurants in the Twin Cities a decade ago, hit a milestone of 100,000 human implants last month in a product niche ...