MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATS Medical, Inc. , manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services, today announced that Dr. James Cox, the ATS Medical Director, will make two presentations at the upcoming Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Symposium (TCT) on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in Washington, DC. The TCT Symposium includes a course focused on advanced surgical and percutaneous techniques for the cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon.
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The first presentation by Dr. Cox is entitled "Sutureless Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: The Enable Valve." The ATS Enable(R) Aortic Bioprosthesis is the same valve as the traditionally sutured ATS 3f(R) Aortic Bioprosthesis, but mounted on a Nitinol self-expanding frame. The ATS 3f Enable eliminates the need for traditional suturing of aortic replacement valves, saving valuable cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamp time providing surgeons and patients with a minimally invasive alternative to traditional open chest procedures.
Dr. Cox, the original founder of the Maze procedure, will also present "Surgical Options and Results for Atrial Fibrillation: Historical Overview and Current Approaches." As the Medical Director for ATS, Dr. Cox was instrumental in the development of the ATS CryoMaze(R) Clamp which was recently launched in the US. He has hosted several ATS educational symposia, bringing together the thought leaders in the surgical treatment of AF and he is the architect of the Company's world class AF advisory board.
About ATS Medical
ATS Medical, Inc. provides innovative products and services focused on cardiac surgery. The Company, global in scope, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More than 160,000 ATS Open Pivot(R) Heart Valves, which utilize a unique pivot design resulting in exceptional performance and low risk profile, have been implanted in patients worldwide. The ATS 3f(R) brand encompasses multiple tissue heart valve product offerings at varying steps from market introductions to clinical trials to development projects that incorporate less invasive valve replacement technology. ATS Medical's focus on serving the cardiac surgery community is further strengthened by offerings that include ATS Simulus(R) annuloplasty products for heart valve repair and ATS CryoMaze(TM) surgical ablation products. The ATS Medical web site is http://www.atsmedical.com.
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