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Project Id: 2021-40 Background: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are small, metal devices temporarily placed in the inferior vena cava that are designed to catch blood clots and stop the blood clots from traveling to the lungs. An average of 65,000 IVC filters are placed annually in the United States. About 15% of the time, the IVC filter becomes...

Size Adjustable Aortic Endograft Fenestration Device

Project ID: D2021-31 Background Every year, about 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). In general, endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the standard of care for AAA. However, about 20-30% of AAA patients are not eligible for standard EVAR. People who are not candidates for EVAR can be...