February 19, 2024- Abbott announced that the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed 13 to 1, with 0 abstention that the benefits of Abbott’s TriClip™ transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system outweighed the risks for the treatment of people with tricuspid regurgitation (TR).
The panel’s decision was based on clinical data from the TRILUMINATE™ pivotal trial, as well as expert testimony. The panel’s vote will be considered by the FDA when making a decision regarding the approval of TriClip, a first-of-its-kind minimally invasive device specifically designed to treat the difficult-to-access tricuspid valve.
Delivered through a vein in the leg, TriClip’s TEER technology works by clipping together a portion of the leaflets – or flaps of tissue – to repair the tricuspid valve and help blood flow in the right direction without the need for open-heart surgery.