Everly and Maverick Thompson were just 1 lb., 9 oz. each when they were born. They both needed corrective treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and weren't responding to medical management. At University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, the twins were the first in NE Ohio to be treated with the recently FDA-approved Abbott Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder. The device is the only one specifically indicated for premature infants, down to babies just under two pounds.

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