2022年9月13日 · The WATCHMAN is a device implanted into the heart to prevent blood clots in the left atrial appendage from entering the bloodstream. The WATCHMAN helps reduce the chance of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation.

2023年8月9日 · The Watchman procedure is a surgery in which a small device is permanently implanted into the heart to close the left atrial appendage (LAA) in order to prevent blood clots from escaping.

2016年12月6日 · What is the Watchman Device (Also known as Watchman Procedure, Watchman Heart Procedure or Watchman Implant)? The Watchman Device is a small implant placed in to the heart that can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

The WATCHMAN Implant is placed into your heart in a one-time procedure under anesthesia. Patients commonly stay in the hospital for a day or less. It’s a permanent device that doesn’t have to be replaced and can’t be seen or felt outside the body.

At Penn Medicine, our cardiologists offer the WATCHMAN device to most patients with AFib. This helps ensure our AFib patients experience even better outcomes with a lower risk of blood clots and stroke.

2023年11月27日 · Implantation of a Watchman device is a procedure that can help reduce stroke risk in people with AFib. This article explains what the Watchman procedure is all about, who’s a good...

The WATCHMAN Implant is a safe, minimally invasive, one-time implant for people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) that reduces your stroke risk – without the need for lifelong blood thinners. In a clinical trial, 96% of people were able to stop their blood thinners 45 days after getting the WATCHMAN Implant. 1.

WATCHMAN is a one-time, minimally invasive procedure for NVAF patients with a lifetime of stroke risk reduction without the bleeding risk associated with OACs.

2023年6月1日 · The Watchman device is a tiny, basket-like device that's implanted inside the heart (see illustration). It's designed to help prevent clots from traveling from the heart to the brain, where they might block a blood vessel and cause a stroke.

2018年5月4日 · Indication for use (IFU) of the Watchman device is to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic thromboembolism from the left atrial appendage in patients with nonvalvular AF who: Are at increased risk of stroke and systemic embolism based on CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores and are recommended for anticoagulation therapy