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JenaValve Gets CE Mark For TAVR Device In Europe

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 10, 2025

As many patients in the United States have benefitted from the use transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) devices for the treatment of aortic stenosis, another TAVR technology received a CE mark for commercial use in Europe for aortic regurgitation.

Jena TAVI - Aortic Valve Replacement Via Catheter

JenaValve TAVR - Aortic Valve Replacement Via Catheter

JenaValve Technology, a medical device manufacturer in Germany, announced its receipt of a CE mark for its 2nd-generation transapical TAVR system. As you may know, this technological breakthrough is used to treat patients with severe aortic regurgitation who are considered "inoperable" or too "high-risk" for surgery.

Using the JenaValve, a patient's diseased aortic valve can be replaced without traditional surgical procedures that use incisions to the sternum (sternotomy) or ribs (thoracotomy).

The JenaValve & Its Delivery System

Reflecting upon this announcement, Prof. Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr, Medical Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Leipzig Heart Center, noted:

"Now patients have access to a new generation system for transapical TAVR treatment. The JenaValve design allows the cardiac surgeon and cardiologist to achieve precise positioning and allows repositioning of the heart valve prosthesis with its unique, patented positioning feelers. It is with these key features that the system distinguishes itself from its competitors," -- Prof. Mohr.

There are other TAVR devices that are similar to the JenaValve, including the Edwards SAPIEN Valve and the Medtronic Evolut. However, those devices are used to treat aortic stenosis not aortic regurgitation.

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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