First heart valve replacement using new robotic tech and Perceval Plus by Corcym
(BOSTON) August 4, 2025 – CORCYM today announced that its Perceval Plus sutureless aortic heart valve was used in a first-ever robotic aortic valve replacement, performed through a tiny incision in the neck of a patient by Marijan Koprivanac, MD, surgeon at Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. The procedure represents an important milestone in surgical heart valve replacement.
This achievement highlights the many benefits of integrating CORCYM’s artificial heart valve with CardioPrecision’s CoreVista® Robot Enabling Platform®, in what surgeons refer to as an AVATAR (Advanced Videoscopic Aortic valve surgery by Transcervical Approach using Robot assistance) procedure. “This pioneering surgical procedure strengthens our foothold in robotic surgery,” said Christian Mazzi, CORCYM CEO. “By having our sutureless valve technology be used in this way, we helped create a new option for robotic cardiac surgery.”
“Combining the artificial heart valve with this new surgical technology means patients should experience less pain and time in the hospital following heart surgery,” said Marijan Koprivanac, MD, cardiovascular surgeon at Cleveland Clinic. “In fact, we believe that this may be one of the least invasive surgical heart valve replacement options now available.”
“Robotic-assisted surgery is widely practiced across almost every other surgical specialty,” said Fraser Sutherland, MD, CardioPrecision’s Chief Medical Officer. “Now cardiac surgeons can offer patients this least invasive option using robotics with our innovative CoreVista® platform, while ensuring their safety remains paramount.”
About CardioPrecision Ltd
CardioPrecision Ltd, based in Glasgow, UK, is the global leader in transcervical access for the treatment of structural heart disease and cardiothoracic interventions. CardioPrecision is dedicated to making patients’ lives better through the development of innovative, less invasive access solutions for cardiothoracic surgery and cardiovascular interventions. https://www.cardioprecision.com
About Corcym
Corcym is the only global medical device company dedicated to cardiac surgeons, providing the best solutions to help their patients fight structural heart disease. Founded on five decades of trusted partnerships with cardiac surgeons and a comprehensive portfolio of structural heart solutions. Corcym’s innovative technologies offer surgeons a wide range of repair and replacement options for both open-heart and minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques.
www.corcym.com
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