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

<div>In vitro conformability testing: (a) conformability testing showing a 27 mm Watchman 2.5 (top), a 27 mm CLAAS implant (middle), and a 35 mm CLAAS implant going from round to oval and (b) graphical depiction showing response of CLAAS and Watchman 2.5 implants to compression.</div>

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Figure 2: Preclinical Assessment of a Novel Conformable Foam-Based Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device 