Just over two weeks ago we covered the Open Aortic Stapler from Israeli ES Vascular, Ltd, a device designed to allow for “one shot stapling of synthetic grafts to aorta in open repair of abdominal and thoracic aneurysmal and occlusive disease, replacing lengthy and cumbersome manual suturing in these major procedures”. The company just announced that the EU has awarded the device with a CE Mark of approval for marketing in Europe.
Press release: ES Vascular Receives CE Mark for its First Aortic Stapler for End-to-End Anastomosis Between Synthetic Grafts and Aorta During Open Repair of Aortic Aneurysmal and Occlusive Disease…
Product page with video demonstrating the device: Staplers for Open Aortic Surgery
Open Aortic Stapler Approved in EU
April 15th, 2008 
Medgadget Editors Vascular Surgery