Medtronic plc Announces New Data Supporting the Long-Term Durability, Safety, and Efficacy of the Valiant Captivia Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury
January 30, 2019 at 10:30 am EST
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Medtronic plc announced new data supporting the long-term durability, safety, and efficacy of the Valiant Captivia thoracic stent graft system for the treatment of blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI). The RESCUE study is a prospective, multi-center, non-randomized, descriptive study that evaluated a total of 50 patients with BTAI of the descending thoracic aorta. Subjects enrolled had a mean injury severity score (ISS) of 38.4 ± 14.4 and 70% (35/50) of BTAI extent was grade III or higher, including one grade IV free rupture, indicative of this extremely high-risk patient cohort. The extent of arch repair required full (40.0%, 20/50) or partial (18.0%. 9/50) left subclavian artery coverage. Of the 31 patients available at five years, 90.3% (28/31) received clinical follow-up, while 67.7% (21/31) received imaging follow-up.
Medtronic plc is one of the world leaders in designing, manufacturing and marketing of medical equipment. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- general and minimally invasive surgery (28.8%): surgical equipment, intra-operative monitoring systems, ventilation systems, etc.;
- cardiac rhythm management (18.6%): implantable cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators and automatic external defibrillators, cardiac ablation probes, etc.;
- vascular diseases and cardiac surgery (17.4%): coronary stents, endoprostheses for aortal pathologies, distal protection systems, catheters, heart valve prostheses, auto-transfusion equipment, cardiac ablation devices, etc.;
- spinal disorders (14.1%): spinal prostheses, disc prostheses, cerebral stimulation systems, bone graft technologies and mini-invasive spinal surgery, etc. The group also develops medical imagery-guided surgical navigation systems activity;
- neurovascular, ear, nose and throat (ENT) and pelvic diseases (8.2%);
- diabetes management (7.4%): internal and external glycemia monitoring systems and insulin pumps;
- neurological disorders (5.5%): neurostimulation and pumped medication administration products, diagnostic tools, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (0.3%), the United States (50.9%) and other (48.8%).
Medtronic plc Announces New Data Supporting the Long-Term Durability, Safety, and Efficacy of the Valiant Captivia Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury
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