Thoracic Stent Graft
About Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (TAA):
The thoracic aorta lies inside the chest and requires similar access techniques to open heart surgery. This can involve splitting the sternum and retracting the rib cage or, if the disease is more localised, displacing a pair of ribs to gain access to the chest. The first procedure is very traumatic and has a long recovery period and the second procedure provides very limited access. Therefore, there is a clear requirement for a minimally invasive device and procedure which allows access without the problems inherent in the traditional treatments.
TAA stent grafts hold great promise not only for treating TAA’s, but also for other anomalies in the thoracic aorta, including acute and chronic dissections, penetrating ulcers, pseudo-aneurysms and traumatic transactions.
Features
The flexible and secure fixation properties of the Aorfix™ design makes it adaptable for repair of the thoracic aorta.
There is a need for suitable treatment of aneurysms in the vessel for flexible grafts to match the anatomy of the curve of the thoracic “arch” and the highly pulsatile blood flow in the vessel.
With only 10% of TAA’s currently treated using endovascular stent grafts, this stent graft with the optimum flexibility, fixation, fit, durability and ability to conform to these vessels could increase this type of endovascular treatment.
Thoracic Arch
Flexible Aorfix™ stent graft