First Time in the India a Non-surgical Heart Hole (ASD) Closure by using Monodisk Device

First Time in the India a Non-surgical Heart Hole (ASD) Closure by using Monodisk Device

in Sept., 1992 by Dr. P. Lal on 19 year old Mr. Suresh Babu, son of a Tailor Master and studying at Lyola Hospital, Chennai. The King-Mills performed the first case of ASD Closure without surgery by using Umbrella Device on a 17 young girl in 1975 in Louisiana, USA. Since then many devices have been used. The heart hole closure (ASD) on Mr. Suresh Babu by using the Monodisk Device happens to be the First Case of the World.

PUBLICATION 1 st Scienti�c Paper of the Country on the ASD

Closure without Surgery� Lal P. et al. Monodisk – A new Atrial Septal Defect Occlusion device, one year Followup. Indian

Heart Journal; 1993 : 306: 387 (A). � P Lal, PT Upasani, P Jain : First Clinical Experience with Transcatheter ASD Closure Using

Monodisc Device : Immediate and Long -Term Results (abstract) Ind Heart J. 48:476, 1996 � P Lal, PT Upasani: First Clinical Experience with Transcatheter ASD Closure using Monodisc

Device : Immediate and Long -Term Results (abstract) J. Intern Cardiol, Volume 11, Issue Supplement S5 -S136, 1998.

� P Lal, PT Upasani : Percutaneous Therapy for Sec undum ASD and Valvular Pulmonic Stenosis (abstract) J Inter Cardiol Volume 11, Issue Supplement S5 -S136, 19998

� P. Lal, PT Upasani : Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Closure with Various Devices A

Coverage in News Paper

Device Photograph

Animal Study

Monodisk device �tted across the ASD