Alongside the Mayo Clinic, Aegis Medical Innovations has developed the world's first, and patented, epicardial only LAA seclusion tool and procedure to address the devastating atrial fibrillation risk that 5 million Americans face. It is estimated that 35-37.5 million patients globally suffer from atrial fibrillation. 90% of stroke causing clots that come from the heart are formed in the LAA. This population is 5x more likely to have a stroke. They also are at a 5x greater risk of heart failure than their peers.
A single trained professional can tie off and close the LAA in 15 minutes with our tool, Sierra.
Our epicardial seclusion approach avoids many complications resulting from endocardial procedures.
Epicardial procedures may have collateral benefits to patients including isolating the LAA and lowering blood pressure.
Given procedural and ongoing risks associated with peer devices, a safe, more reliable, less demanding LAA seclusion tool is desperately needed.