The object
Fred St. Goar originated the early drawings for the MitraClip, a catheter-delivered clip used to repair a leaking mitral valve without open-heart surgery. Abbott documents St. Goar's foundational device sketches and the subsequent multidisciplinary engineering that produced the commercial clip platform.
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What Fred did
Originated the early catheter-based device concept and drawings for the MitraClip mitral-valve repair system.
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Why it matters
MitraClip established a major transcatheter alternative for mitral-valve repair in patients unsuitable for conventional surgery.
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Living-status check
Fogarty Innovation’s dated June 2025 account quotes St. Goar as a physician innovator and founding board member, providing direct current activity evidence.