The most innovative medical device of 2020

Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it received the 2020 Prix Galien USA Award for Best Medical Technology for its MitraClip system.

MitraClip, Abbott Park, Ill.-based Abbott’s minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) system, was chosen from a field of 17 other nominees, according to a news release. MitraClip is delivered to the heart through a vein in the leg and clips portions of the leaflets or flaps of the mitral valve together to reduce the backflow of blood.

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