Maple Grove, Minnesota-based HLT, a Bracco Group Company, will conduct the studies to assess the performance of the HLT Meridian TAVR system in treating aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation among high-risk patients suffering from aortic disease.
The company designed the HLT Meridian TAVR system to offer the benefits of both balloon-expandable and self-expanding platforms with a lower profile and non-obstructive design that reduces coronary and conduction obstruction, according to a news release.
HLT said the design aims to increase hemodynamic performance to reduce the concern of patient-prosthesis mismatch. The company added that the HLT Meridian TAVR system represents the only TAVR valve with an isolated valve structure where leaflets are not attached to an annular structu…