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FDA Expands Use of Endovascular Graft to Treat Aortic Tears

January 17, 2012 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved usage for an endovascular graft manufactured by W.L. Gore and Associates Inc. to include treatment of life-threatening tears or ruptures of the aorta (thoracic ao...

Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair on the Rise

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) using transcatheter-deployed stent grafts has grown significantly in the past 10 years. While surgeons traditionally perform aneurysm repairs, experts say the devices are increasingly deployed in cath labs by in...

New Technologies Are Pushing the Envelope for Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms

Endovascular repair for aortic aneurysms has gained popularity in the past five to six years as physicians has learned how to use and became more comfortable with the new generations of stent graft technology.

Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aneurysms Saves More Lives...
Patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are more than twice as likely to survive if they have minimally invasive repair than if they...
W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. FDA Approval Gore Excluder AAA Endoprosthesis
Gore Receives FDA Approval for New Gore Excluder AAA...
W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administraion (FDA) approval for the new large diameter 35 mm trunk-ipsilateral leg and 36 mm...
Long-Term Survival After Endovascular Repair of Abdominal...
Despite earlier signs that a less-invasive surgery is safer and better than “open” operations to repair potentially lethal abdominal aortic aneurysms, a...
TriVascular Inc. Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System Aneurism Repair
TriVascular Receives FDA Approval for Ovation Abdominal...
TriVascular Inc. announced premarket approval (PMA) of the Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the...
TriVascular Inc. Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System Aneurism Repair
Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System Expands Patient Access to Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
TriVascular Inc.'s Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System is for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Delivered through a 14
Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft Allows for Access to Deeper Vessels
W. L. Gore and Associates' new 10-cm configuration of the Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft allows for access to deeper vessels, which expands the...
Medtronic Stent Graft for Aortic Transection Repair
The second leading cause of traumatic death after head injuries, transection of the thoracic aorta represents a dire medical emergency in...
FDA Clears Relay Thoracic Stent Graft
The Relay Thoracic Stent Graft with Plus Delivery System is an endovascular stent graft used to repair fusiform aneurysms or saccular...
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Endovascular Repair Of Ruptured Aneurysms Saves More Lives...
Patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are more than twice as likely to survive if they have minimally invasive repair than if they...
New Guidelines Aim to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths from...
March 26, 2010 – When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta, the tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition...
Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair on the Rise
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) using transcatheter-deployed stent grafts has grown significantly in the past 10 years. While surgeons traditionally...
New Technologies Are Pushing the Envelope for Endovascular...
Endovascular repair for aortic aneurysms has gained popularity in the past five to six years as physicians has learned how to use and became more comfortable...

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