Having received CE Mark of approval, Cook Medical is now releasing its Zenith Low Profile AAA Endovascular Graft (Zenith AAA LP) in the European Union. The low profile system, narrower than any other option for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, can be delivered to some patients via a needle insertion into the femoral artery percutaneously.
With a low-profile delivery system diameter of 16 French and simplified deployment for precise delivery of the device to the desired position in the patient’s aorta, the Zenith AAA LP represents a breakthrough for surgeons treating patients with difficult or tortuous arterial access who might otherwise have been ineligible for EVAR. This patient group includes many women and smaller-bodied adults whose more narrow and angulated arteries can impede the accurate position of an endovascular graft using currently available larger-diameter delivery systems. However, despite the Zenith AAA LP device’s advantages, Cook will continue offering its existing Zenith Flex AAA endograft system in order to offer physicians their choice of which EVAR system is best-suited to the individual needs of their patients.
Cook’s Zenith AAA LP device is significantly smaller than Cook’s currently used EVAR delivery systems measuring 20-24 French. The newly engineered stent-graft is based on Cook Medical’s ARC Technology™, which combines a series of barbs that engage the aortic wall to provide active fixation, radial force from self-expanding z-stents for stability and optimal graft-to-vessel apposition, and a long main body with columnar strength that mimics the aorta’s natural anatomy.
Press release: Cook Medical Launches Zenith® Low Profile Endovascular Graft…
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