NPT

Aortic Valve, Prosthesis, Percutaneously Delivered

Product code

NPT

Device name

Aortic Valve, Prosthesis, Percutaneously Delivered

Device class

Class 3

Medical specialty

Unknown

Marketing pathway

PMA

Flag

Implant

Flag

Life-sustaining / life-supporting

FDA classification definition

To replace a patient's aortic heart valve. They are different from the classified device (heart valves) in that they are placed percutaneously and do not require open chest surgery or a cardiotomy for placement.

Definition text from the FDA device classification database (U.S. federal government work, public domain).