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ES Vascular's single use Open Aortic Stapler (OAS) provides a one-shot, perfect anastomosis while connecting a synthetic graft to the aorta for AAA repair.
The quick, uniform, one-shot sutureless anastomosis may eliminate up to 90% of suturing time and reduce clamping and operative times as well as re-clamping cycles and bleeding. |
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 AAA procedures are mostly open, dangerous (ca. 5% mortality), lengthy (2-3hrs) and require quite a long in-hospital stay |
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Suturing the difficult graft-aorta anastomosis accounts for both long clamping times (up to 50% of operative time) and re-clamping cycles, a major risk for the patient |
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Technical obstacles (e.g. highly calcified aorta) hampered the development of stapling technology for vascular surgery to date |
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ES Vascular's Open Stapler creates a quick, uniform, one-shot sutureless anastomosis and may eliminate up to 90% of suturing time, reduce clamping and operative times as well as re-clamping cycles and bleeding |
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| Stapler images (click to enlarge) |
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| Operation images (click to enlarge) |
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| Operation video |
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 Stapler for Open Aortic Surgery — Current Status
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Development is completed and a CE mark is expected January 2008 |
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Demonstrated the concept, technology and clear advantages of the Open Aortic Stapler. Commercialization is expected in the EU in 2008 |
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To be launched after production up-scaling, in some locations in the EU |
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Advantages |
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Perfect, durable anastomosis obtained with a one-shot firing of a continuous line of staples |
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Demonstration, in a formal human EU trial, of the mechanism's proof-of-concept |
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Additional cases show perfect results for more than 3 years post procedure |
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