Abbott Advances Transcath Mitral Valve Efforts With Cephea Acquisition

Abbott has exercised an option to buy Cephea Valve Technologies, developer of a minimally-invasive replacement heart valve, for an undisclosed sum.

Mitral valve

Abbott Laboratories Inc. took another step to compete in the transcatheter mitral valve space by exercising its option to buy privately held Cephea Valve Technologies Inc. in full. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The California-based company is the developer of a minimally invasive heart valve replacement technology. Cephea’s artificial valve is designed to be delivered through a vein in the leg, sparing patients the need for open-heart surgery

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