Preclinical Assessment of a Novel Conformable Foam-Based Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

Table 1

Seal testing of implants in silicone tubes.

Device	Silicone tube inner diameter (mm)	(mm)	(mm)	Seal result
27 mm CLAAS	25		25	Sealed
27 mm CLAAS	25		25	Sealed
27 mm CLAAS	25		24	Sealed
27 mm CLAAS	25		23	Gaps
27 mm Watchman 2.5	25		25	Gaps
27 mm Watchman 2.5	25		25	Gaps
27 mm Watchman 2.5	25		24	Gaps
27 mm Watchman 2.5	25		23	Gaps
35 mm CLAAS	33		33	Sealed
35 mm CLAAS	33		32.5	Sealed
35 mm CLAAS	33		31.5	Sealed
35 mm CLAAS	33		30	Sealed
35 mm CLAAS	33		29.5	Gaps