Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Non-Surgical ASD Device Closure Helps Three-Year-Old at KIMS Cuddles
Three-year-old Sai Praneeth had a hole in his heart from birth.
Doctors at KIMS Cuddles in Nellore treated it without opening his chest.
They guided a small device through a thin tube called a catheter.
The device was used to close the hole.
This type of treatment is called ASD device closure.
Several hospital teams worked together during the procedure.
The hospital said the treatment allowed a rapid recovery.
KIMS Group leaders praised the doctors and staff.
Specialists at KIMS Cuddles in Nellore performed a non-surgical ASD device closure on three-year-old Sai Praneeth.
Sai Praneeth, from Saidapuram village, had a congenital hole in his heart.
Doctors inserted an ASD closure device through a catheter instead of performing open-chest surgery.
The procedure was supported by Pediatric Cardiology, Anesthesia, PICU, and Cath Lab teams.
KIMS Group leadership praised the medical team for using advanced Level-3 PICU capabilities.
- Who
- Three-year-old Sai Praneeth and the medical teams at KIMS Cuddles.
- What
- A non-surgical atrial septal defect device closure was successfully performed.
- Where
- KIMS Cuddles in Nellore; Sai Praneeth is from Saidapuram village.
- Why
- To treat his congenital heart hole without open-chest surgery.
- Patient
- Sai Praneeth, aged three
- Condition
- Congenital hole in the heart, described as an ASD
- Treatment
- ASD closure device inserted through a catheter
- Hospital
- KIMS Cuddles, Nellore
- Recovery
- The procedure was described as enabling rapid recovery
- Teams involved
- Pediatric Cardiology, Anesthesia, PICU, and Cath Lab
- Facility capability
- Advanced Level-3 PICU capabilities