Challenges in cardiac device innovation: is neuroimaging an appropriate endpoint? Consensus from the 2013 Yale-UCL Cardiac Device Innovation Summit

Table 1 Characteristics of current cerebral protection devices for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Feature	Edwards Embrella Embolic Deflector[26]	Keystone Heart TriGard Embolic Deflection Device[28]	Claret CE Pro[27]
Access	Radial	Femoral	Radial
Position	Aorta	Aorta	Brachiocephalic and LCC
Coverage area	Brachiocephalic and LCC	Brachiocephalic, LCC and LSC	Brachiocephalic and LCC
Mechanism	Deflection	Deflection	Capture
Size	6 F	9 F	6 F
Pore Size	100 microns	Approximately 200 microns	140 microns

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