×

You are using a browser that is no longer supported for this website.
Please use the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari.

Newsroom

Prof. Francis Fontan

Today on his birthday, we would like to remember Prof. Francis Fontan. A great heart surgeon and pioneer in the field of single-ventricle heart surgery. Thanks to his "Fontan" procedure, children born with a single-ventricle heart can often lead a nearly normal life into adulthood.

 

Over time, these patients experience a worsening of their heart and other organ function, a so called failing of their Fontan circulation.

Then, these patients are in desperate need of a donor heart.

To survive the often very long waiting times, we have developed a bridging solution specifically for these patients.

 

Please read more about it: https://www.berlinheart.de/en/medical-professionals/excorr-venous-cannula/

 

The access to some or all shown products may be restricted by country-specific regulatory approvals. The use of EXCOR® VAD for adults, RVAD-support, EXCOR® Venous Cannula, EXCOR® Arterial Cannula for Graft, Excor mobile and EXCOR® Active is not FDA approved and not available for commercial use in the US.