At TCT 2026, Dr. Fabian Barbieri of Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, presented a compassionate-use case highlighting Tau Medical's Pivot Extend as a potential option for patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) who have limited treatment options. The 72-year-old patient had torrential TR, severely impaired right and left ventricular function, recurrent heart failure and dialysis-dependent kidney disease, and was unsuitable for both commercially available repair devices and valve replacement. Pivot Extend was implanted through transfemoral access under local anesthesia. At follow-up, Dr. Barbieri reported improvement from torrential to trace TR, improvement in functional status from NYHA class IV to class II, improved right and left ventricular function, and no recurrent cardiac decompensation. Further clinical data are needed to evaluate safety, effectiveness and appropriate patient selection.
Compassionate-use case of Tau Medical's Pivot Extend for tricuspid regurgitation presented at TCT 2026
