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Category Archives: Abdominal aortic aneurysms have no symptoms

Hansen Robotic Sensei System > More predictable catheter employment > Artisan steerable catheter tip > Stent graft deployment > Treat abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA > In Vitro studies > Stable positioning of the catheter

Will the Hansen Robotic Sensei System For Remotely Controlling Catheters And Guidewires Be Useful For Endovascular Procedures? Can the system be used to aid deployment of stent grafts used to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA? Does the system provide increased catheter stability and accurate navigation?

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EVAR Endograft > Next Generation > Radically Smaller Aortic Aneurysm Endograft > Delivery System > Cook Medical > Submitted For Clinical Trial Approval > cook’s clinical trial > Evaluate Zenith(R) Low Profile AAA Endovascular Graft > Endovascular aortic repair > Available to more patients > Reduce risk of vessel trauma

Has the IDE requesting clinical use of the Zenith Low Profile device in the United States been submitted? Is this a major step forward in Cook’s efforts to bring EVAR technology to a greater subset of patients suffering from aortic disease? Have migration and endoleaks failures of endografts let to moe secondary interventions?

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm AAA Repair > EVAR > No Incisions > New Method > Insert tiny suturing device directly through skin > No incision > No wound > No bleeding > Faster return to activity

Are about 90 percent of EVAR patients sutiable for the new procedure? Is it like a tunnel going through a mountain? Is the cutting into the groin avoided with the new technique?

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…Surgeons at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are repairing dangerous aortic aneurysms using a new technique that not […]

Natural aorta grafts have few side effects for infection-prone patients

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A vascular surgery technique pioneered at UT Southwestern Medical Center, in which veins are removed from the thigh to repair the aorta does not create blood-flow problems and painful side effects in a majority of patients, researchers report. Vascular disease is a major contributor to life-threatening […]

Medtronic Endovascular Innovations > CardioVascular > New Medical Device >> Improves Minimally-Invasive Treatment > Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms > Xcelerant Delivery System > Enables Controlled Deployment > Talent Thoracic Stent Graft > Expanding Indication for TEVAR > Global leader in medical technology > Alleviating pain > Restoring health and extending life > Millions of people around the world

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…Extending an unmatched record of innovation in the field of endovascular aortic repair, Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Inc., today announced the U.S. market launch of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft on the Xcelerant Delivery System, which makes minimally-invasive treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms easier to perform.
A thoracic aortic aneurysm […]

Endologix > Gets $98M Buyout Bid > FDA Approval > Powerlink XL System > Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms AAA > Patients with Large Aortic Necks

Does the Powerlink XL System offer the lowest profile catheter of all commercially available devices in the U.S. indicated for aortic necks greater than 26 millimeters? Will this approval further strengthen the position of Endologix? will the launch of this innovative technology and expand the treatment options for AAA patients in the U.S.?

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Silent killer on the rise > Adults need to know > Older adults may be at risk > Abdominal aortic aneurysms AAA > Ultrasound scan of the aorta can reveal AAA > Risk factors include being a male > Over the age of 60 > Having high blood pressure > History of smoking

Are aneurysms increasing in incidence and becoming more common? Is the danger of not knowing you have an aneurysm that as the vessel weakens and continues to enlarge, it can burst or rupture and cause internal bleeding? Will we be seeing more of them, now that Medicare has approved funding for screening of these aneurysms?

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Stent-graft > EVAR > New findings on abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA > Mortality > Endovascular technology > Hospital volume > Proportion of AAA repaired with EVAR > Increased from 27% to 39%

Did the introduction of endovascular (EVAR) technology change the relationship of hospital volume to mortality with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?Are higher-volume hospitals are more likely to use the endovascular approach? Is the greater use of the endovascular procedure at high-volume hospitals accounting for the difference in mortality between high-and low-volume hospitals?

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