St Jude Medical's Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4 granted FDA approval
Published date : 20 June 2012
Article date : 20 June 2012
The Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4 from St Jude Medical has now received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will be launched immediately on the US market. The Amplatzer Plug is designed for use in transcatheter embolization procedures within the peripheral vasculature, with the Vascular Plug 4 model setting precedent as the first in the industry that can be delivered using a standard diagnostic catheter. Eliminating the need for catheter exchanges will lead to a simplification of the peripheral embolization procedure and more efficient means of blocking or redirecting blood flow through the peripheral vessels than with alternative surgical clips or embolic coils.
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