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Tech Update: Perceval Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement Gets CE Mark For Extended Indications

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 10, 2025

In case you missed it... Corcym, a leading manufacturer of heart valve replacement devices, recently announced that its Perceval Sutureless Heart Valve Replacement device received a CE Mark for extended indications in Europe.

Prior to this announcement, the Perceval was limited to patients who were 75 years or older. Now, the Perceval can be used on patients with severe aortic stenosis that are over the age of 65.

If this is your first time hearing of the Perceval sutureless aortic valve replacement device, you may want to know the following:

The valve is "sutureless" which means it does not need to be stitched into the heart
To maintain its position in the heart, the Perceval uses "self-anchors" shown above
The valve is made the tissue of a cow
Because the valve is sutureless, the procedure time is reduced thereby minimizing the patient time on the heart lung machine

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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