Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) is a procedure performed by interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to reduce the risk of clot formation in the left atrial appendage. This training software will help users understand the fundamental steps and critical points for a successful LAA occlusion. This module assumes familiarity with the left atrial (LA) anatomy and experience with transseptal puncture techniques.
Ultrasound imaging modalities, intra-cardiac echo (ICE), and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) offer advanced visualization and measurements.
Realistic LAA occluder behavior provides the ideal environment to test strategies on a variety of anatomies to understand how to choose the correct device size.
Train as a team with an echocardiographer or individually using preset echo views for ICE and TEE.
Practice careful and controlled device manipulation in the LA.
Built in step-by-step expert guidance encourages self-learning without the need for proctoring.
Built-in complications such as
cardiac tamponade and aortic
puncture show the importance of
careful tool manipulation.
Visual aids such as labeled anatomical structures shorten the learning curve.
“It is extremely difficult to obtain real hands-on training within the clinical setting, and to learn good hand-eye coordination and understand multi-modality imaging is key to the success or failure of your procedure. The level of reality in TEE and ICE imaging within the new Transseptal puncture and LAAO training solutions, and how it corresponds to what manipulation you do with the catheter is 99% close to reality. This is critical - and that is where Mentice has succeeded.”
