ASD- und PFO-Occluder
Figure 1a-e: 1a: Sideris buttoned device with two components: x-shaped wire skeleton with polyurethane foam (occluder) [arrow-head] and counter-occluder [thin arrow]. 1b: Sideris selfcentering buttoned device. 1c: Angel-Wings: Two interconnected square nitinol wire frames. Dacron patch with central conjoint ring. 1d: PFO-Star: Two square components, with four-arm, stainless steel wire cross covered with Dacron patches. 1e: Amplatzer-device: nitinol wire frame woven into flat buttons with a short connecting waist. The wire frame filled with polyester fiber tissue resulting in localized thrombosis, thereby occluding the interatrial connection.


Keywords: Amplatzer,  Amplatzer,  Angel-Wings,  Angel-Wings,  Dacron,  Dacron,  PFO-Star,  PFO-Star,  Sideris,  Sideris

Vorhofseptumdefekt Verschluß
Figure 2: Success rate of atrial septal defect closure


Keywords: Atrium,  Closure,  Schema,  septal defect,  Septum,  Verschluss,  Vorhof