Clinical Evidence / Publications
Peer-reviewed research behind Tau Medical’s transcatheter platforms, from computational modeling and bench testing to first‑in‑human studies.
Publications
journal articles and conference papers
Tricuspid program
Pivot‑TR platform and supporting research
Clinical studies
first‑in‑human studies and case reports
First publication
transcatheter cerclage research
Human studies of the Pivot‑TR platform in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation.
CCI 2026Pivot Bridge®
First-in-human
Fifteen patients with severe functional TR were treated under fluoroscopy and TTE guidance. Procedural success was achieved in all patients, TR was reduced by at least one grade in every patient, and no serious adverse events occurred during implantation.
View detailsEuroIntervention 2026Pivot Extend®
Case report
Compassionate use in an 81-year-old patient with torrential functional TR for whom no commercially available device was suitable. The authors report roughly 50% TR reduction with the spacer self-centering during and after the procedure.
View detailsKCJ 2024Pivot-Balloon
First-in-man
Pivot-Balloon, a preliminary form of the Pivot‑TR system, was used to evaluate spacer sizing for adequate TR reduction and to monitor acute hemodynamic change in patients with severe TR.
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