MicroPort CardioFlow Medtech’s AltaValve Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation for Mitral Regurgitation Treatment

MicroPort Scientific Corp (HKG: 0853), a leading medical device company based in China, has announced that its spin-off, MicroPort CardioFlow Medtech Co., Ltd (HKG: 2160), has received Breakthrough Devices status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AltaValve transcatheter mitral valve replacement device. This product, co-developed with 4C Medical Technologies Inc., is designed to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe or severe mitral regurgitation (MR), including those with moderate/severe mitral annulus calcification.- Flcube.com

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