By Draper
Babies and young children with heart valve defects currently have no good options for heart valve replacement. In collaboration with the top children’s hospitals* in the nation, our engineers are designing the smallest pediatric heart valve developed to date that can “grow” as fast as kids do: the Low-force Expanding/Adaptable Pediatric (LEAP) Valve. This innovative device features a unique stent design that can actively expand from 7 mm to 14 mm in diameter, without the need for intervention or additional surgeries, providing a solution for young patients as they grow from birth to 5-6 years old. The LEAP Valve is currently in preclinical development, with demonstrated feasibility in a growing animal model. Our goal is to get this device to children as quickly and safely as possible.
