Founded in 1956 as a joint venture between the automobile maker Fiat and the chemicals fi rm Montecatini, SORIN GROUP has a proud tradition of innovation. Many of the products developed by the Company represent milestones in the evolution of medical technology.

Our historic firsts include:

2011 Perceval™ S, self-anchoring sutureless aortic valve
2009 Delivery of 1000th S5 heart lung machine
2008 World’s FIRST CRT-D with hemodynamic sensors: PARADYM™
2007 World’s SMALLEST dual chamber pacemaker REPLY™
2006 FIRST semi-rigid ring with unique 3D motion (Memo 3D™)
2005 World’s SMALLEST ICD: OVATIO™ DR with SafeR™
2003 World’s FIRST pacing mode to maintain 99.9% intrinsic conduction1: AAIsafeR™ 2
2002 FIRST oxygenator with integrated arterial fi lter - SORIN Synthesis™
2002 World’s FIRST sensor to optimize patient’ hemodynamics
1998 FIRST dual chamber adult oxygenator – DIDECO Avant™
1994 World’s FIRST implant of a bi-ventricular pacing system (ELA Medical)
1993 FIRST newborn oxygenator – DIDECO Lilliput™
1982 FIRST implant of a biological stented heart valve (MITROFLOW™)
1981 World’s FIRST microcomputer within an ELA Medical’s pacemaker
1973 FIRST modular heart-lung machine by STÖCKERT

1. AAIsafeR in Symphony© DR 2550 pacemakers. “99.9% intrinsic AV conduction in 28/35 (80%) of patients of non-selected DDD patients” Anselme, F., et al. First clinical results of AAIsafeR2, a new mode to prevent ventricular pacing. Heart Rhythm 2005; 2, supp 5; p4-99 (abs).
2. CE mark granted in 2003, FDA approval in 2005