Initial clinical experience with the FlexPoint Steerable Transseptal Needle in left-sided structural heart procedures.
Jason H RogersBenjamin R StripeGagan D SinghWalter D BoydDali FanThomas W R SmithPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
The STSN needle can be used to target the intended puncture location on the interatrial septum with real-time adjustable deflection without the need to remove and reshape the needle. In all cases crossing was successful and there were no complications.