Device Updates

January 2009
The Next Generation of Aortic Endografts
By David H. Deaton, MD

Fillable Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
By Carlos Donayre, MD; George E. Kopchok, BS; and Rodney A. White, MD

April 2008
Thoracic Endograft Performance Evaluations
By Robert G. Whirley, PhD; Mike Nilson, BS; Catherine Szyman, MBA; Matthew S. Waninger, PhD; and Roy K. Greenberg, MD

November 2007
Future TEVAR Devices
By W. Anthony Lee, MD

Fenestrated Options for Aortic Arch Applications
By Shin Ishimaru, MD; Satoshi Kawaguchi, MD; and Yoshihiko Yokoi, MD

Pressure Sensors to Monitor Thoracic Stent Graft Procedures
By Karthik Kasirajan, MD

November 2006
Aptus Endovascular AAA Repair System
By Takao Ohki, MD; David H. Deaton, MD; and José Antonio Condado, MD

April 2005
Update on Currently Available Bioactive Coils
Polyglycolic acid and hydrogel coatings are being investigated to find the optimal combination of bioactive and platinum coils for intracranial aneurysm treatment.
By Robert D. Ecker, MD; and Lee R. Guterman, MD, PhD

April 2005

FDA Insights: The Gore TAG Approval
By Dorothy B. Abel

January 2004
Update on Devices for Endovascular Therapy of AAAs
The Miami Cardiac & Vascular Interventional experience with today’s AAA devices.
By Barry T. Katzen, MD

April 2004
Fenestrated and Branch Aortic Stent Grafts
There is a role for fenestrated and branch aortic stent grafts in the treatment of difficult aortic aneurysms.
By John L. Anderson, FACS, FRACS

April 2004
Wireless Pressure Sensing of Aneurysms
Will the use of this technology after EVAR make CT scanning obsolete?
By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD; David Stern; Mark Allen, PhD; and Jay Yadav, MD

Nov/Dec 2004
FDA Insights: The Preclinical Testing of Endovascular Grafts
By Dorothy B. Abel and Angela C. Smith

September/October 2002
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Two FDA-approved devices take AAA treatment beyond surgery.
By Ronald M. Fairman, MD