What is a Gore Excluder AAA endoprosthesis?
The Gore Excluder AAA Endoprosthesis is an endovascular stent-graft that seals off the aneurysm and creates a new path for blood flow. The device is inserted through a small incision in the patient’s leg using a catheter-based delivery technique.
How many Gore Excluder patients have been enrolled into great?
During GREAT’s ongoing study, 2,970 patients implanted with a GORE EXCLUDER Device for treatment of an AAA have been enrolled with a 1.3% type I endoleak rate, a 0.2% type III endoleak rate, a 0% migration rate, and 99.1% freedom from aneurysm mortality. This data is based on reported serious adverse events in GREAT.
What is a Gore Excluder?
The Gore® Excluder® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis is a device used to repair an aneurysm (a weakened and “ballooning” part) of the infrarenal abdominal aorta, the largest artery in the abdomen below the kidneys.
What is the Gore Excluder made of?
expanded polytetrafluoroethylene
It is made up of ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) with an outer metallic support structure known as a stent. GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis? The GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis is deliv- ered to the abdominal aorta in two sections; the trunk and the contralateral leg.
What is an iliac branch device?
The GORE® EXCLUDER® Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis is the first off-the-shelf aortic branch solution approved in the U.S. and is fully designed to preserve blood flow to external and internal iliac arteries. Designed exclusively for use in the iliac arteries. Internal iliac artery treatment range of 6.5–13.5 mm.
What is a queen excluder in a beehive?
In beekeeping, a queen excluder is a selective barrier inside the beehive that allows worker bees but not the larger queens and drones to traverse the barrier. Queen excluders are also used with some queen breeding methods.
What is an excluder?
To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables. 2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject: The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence. 3.
What does Endoleak mean?
An endoleak is a complication that affects about 15-25% of patients who have EVAR. It means that some amount of blood flow still remains in the aneurysm cavity.
Why you shouldn’t use a queen excluder?
Not using an excluder means that you run the risk of the queen laying drone brood in the Flow frame cells. The likelihood of this happening can be minimised by placing an empty (foundationless) frame in the brood chamber and allowing the bees to build their drone comb.
Should I have 2 brood boxes?
The general consensus in most regions of the world is to use either one or two brood boxes. Using three or more means that you are probably doing your bees a disservice. In this case you would be better off splitting the large hive so you can get back to one or two brood boxes.
Do I need a queen excluder?
The usual purpose of a queen excluder is to keep the queen from laying eggs in the honey supers. Until your bees draw out most of the frames in the brood boxes, you have no use for honey supers and, therefore, no use for a queen excluder. So before using an excluder, always make sure it is in good shape.
