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. 2026 Jan 6;6(1):1–15. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.10.025

Table 3.

Common Tools for LAMPOON

Electrosurgery generator, pencil, and forceps
Edwards eSheath+ Introducer Set (Edwards Lifesciences) for S3UR (or equivalent)
Perclose ProGlide (Abbott) (or hemostatic suture)
SENTINEL Cerebral Protection System (Boston Scientific)
BHW (Abbott)/V-14 ControlWire (Boston Scientific) 0.014-inch 300 cm
Astato XS 20 300 cm 0.014-inch wire
Piggyback Wire Converter (Teleflex)/Finecross (Terumo)
Transseptal Puncture System, such as VersaCross (Boston Scientific), BRK Transseptal Needle (Abbott), and SL1 Transseptal Sheath (Abbott)
Guiding Catheter: 6F JR4 (for transversal); 6F EBU 3/JL 3.5 (for LVOT snare)
Snare catheter - gooseneck/EN snare (Merit Medical System)
6F Balloon-wedge end-hole catheter
60-mL Luer lock syringes for Dextrose 5% flush
Torquers – 0.014-inch and 0.035-inch
Scalpel, needle holders
Intra-aortic balloon pump

LAMPOON = Laceration of the Anterior Mitral Leaflet to Prevent Outflow Obstruction; LVOT = left ventricular outflow tract.