ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
EXCLUDER	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	555 Paper Mill Road Newark DE 19711	Endovascular prosthesis;delivery catheter;
HEMOBAHN	W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.	555 Paper Mill Road Newark DE 19171	endovascular prosthesis;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A bifurcated vascular prosthesis implanted using a combined laparoscopic/open and endovascular technique for curing aneurysms of the abdominal aorta includes two stents on distal arms of the prosthesis. A delivery system and surgical kit for the release of the vascular prosthesis includes a pair of balloon release catheters, to be inserted within each corresponding stent and to remain adhering thereto throughout the time prior to release until reinflated with an inflating syringe, and a pair of balloon guide catheters, each including a dilator and a sheath. A method for implanting the prosthesis is also provided.