Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval for AUTUS Valve, the First Surgical Pulmonary Valve for Pediatric Patients

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the AUTUS Size-Adjustable Valve, a surgical pulmonary valve designed specifically for pediatric patients with congenital heart disease who require pulmonary valve replacement. For many pediatric patients, pulmonary valve replacement is not a one-time event. The AUTUS valve is the first FDA-approved surgical pulmonary valve designed for pediatric anatomy,