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Product Information

Key Benefits

  • Carefully selected one piece valve from one porcine root
  • Tissue is maintained fresh, not fixed, during transport, assessment and mounting on stent
  • Anti Calcification Protocol (ACP) is maintained to help reduce calcification, which is often due to incorrect flexion and over stressing of the valve leaflets
  • Only after numerous tests for optimal function is the aspire™ valve fixed in glutaraldehyde
  • Every aspire™ valve is function tested and a digital video quality record is retained
  • 15 year follow up data with 30 year implant history1-9

aspire aortic

aspire mitral
aspire™ aortic aspire™ mitral

Product Details

This valve has a lineage going back 30 years with its unique fresh mounting technology which forms the backbone of Vascutek’s Anti Calcification Protocol (ACP).  The aspire™ valve is available in both aortic and mitral types.

References (Click to expand)

  1. Butterfield M et al (1991)
    Leaflet Geometry and Function in Porcine Bioprostheses
    Eur J of Cardio-thorac Surg 5:27-33
  2. Butterfield M et al (1993)
    Frame-Mounted Porcine Valve Bioprostheses: Preparation during Aortic-Root Dilatation
    J.Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 106:1181-8
  3. Fisher J (1995)
    Porcine Bioprosthetic Valves - Prepared with Permanent Pre-dilation of the Aortic Root
    Journal of Heart Valve Disease (suppl 1) :S81-84
  4. Goldsmith I R et al.(1998)
    Experience with Low-Dose Thromboprophylaxis for the Tissuemed Porcine Bioprosthesis: A Survey of Five Years’ Experience
    The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 7:574-579
  5. Goldsmith I R et al (2001)
    Midterm Evaluation of the Tissuemed (Aspire) Porcine Bioprosthesis: 493 Patients, 506 Bioprostheses
    Ann Thorac.Surg; 71:1471-6
  6. Kumar et al. (2003)
    Ten Year Experience with Aspire (Tissuemed) Porcine Bioprosthesis: Single Centre Experience
    Cardiovasc. Surg. Apr; 11(2):131-7
  7. Hadjinikolaou L et al (2005)
    Aspire Porcine Bioprosthesis: Ten Years’ Experience
    Journal of Heart Valve Disease; 14: 47-53
  8. Jennings L and Fisher J (2006)
    Bioprosthetic Heart Valve Design Portfolio – A Technical Paper
    BITE CIC Project Report PP/040/01/01 Data on file.
  9. Rosin M et al.(2008)
    15 Year Experience with the Aspire Stented Valve Prosthesis
    Presentation at private breakout session on the occasion of EACTS, Lisbon 2008. Data on file.
  10. Flynn et al (2001)
    The aortic élan stentless aortic valve: Excellent hemodynamics and ease of implantation
    Semin in Thoracic & cardiovasc Surg Vol 13:4 (Suppl 1)
  11. Kulvinder, L et al (2001)
    The aortech élan stentless aortic valve (EVS) Excellent hemodynamics & ease of implantation – results of 92 patients
    Presented at the Indian congress on Cardiothoracic surgrery
  12. Data on file at Vascutek Ltd. – Wood A. The Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
  13. Data on file at Vascutek Ltd. Duijst P. University of Amsterdam December 2002
  14. Data on file, Vascutek Ltd.

Literature

Literature

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Literature - 30 Years of Implants

Excellence & Reliability Since 1979

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Literature - 30 Year Brochure

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Literature - Proven Biological Valves

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Literature - Porcine Heart Valve Products

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FAQs

FAQs

1. Are the valves MRI compatible?

Yes, the valves are compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The materials used in the construction of all of our valve products are entirely non-ferrous.14

2. Can the valves be re-sterilised?

No, the valves must not be re-sterilised. Vascutek accept no responsibility or liability for re-sterilised products.