Amplatz Dilation
Kurt Anton Amplatz (February 25, 1924 – November 6, 2019) was an Austrian radiologist and medical device inventor. He is best known for the invention of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder as well as the Amplatzer Cribriform Occluder, which is used for closing atrial septal defect, a common congenital heart defects found in infants. These devices are inserted by percutaneous catheter placement, thus avoiding open heart surgery. In 1958, he performed one of the first Cardiac catheterization, percutaneous catheterizations of the heart. Amplatz spent most of his 40-year career in Radiology as the Chairman of Interventional Radiology at the University of Minnesota. Early life and education Kurt Amplatz was born on February 25, 1924, in Weistrach, Austria. He was raised in Senftenberg, Austria, Senftenberg and later in Innsbruck. He attended the University of Innsbruck, graduating with a medical degree in 1951. He interned at the Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten and at Interfaith Medical ...
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Weistrach
Weistrach is a town in the district of Amstetten (district), Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria. Geography Weistrach lies in the Mostviertel in Lower Austria. About 16.48 percent of the municipality is forested. References

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