Endologix(美國)

Endologix

美國Endologixwww.endologix.com Endologixisadeveloperandmanufacturerofminimallyinvasivetreatmentsforvasculardiseases.Endologixisfocusingonthedevelopmentandmarketingofitspatentedtechnologyforthetreatmento fAbdominalAorticAneurysms(AAA).Ananeurysmisaweakeningofthewalloftheaorta,thelargestarteryofthebody.AorticaneurysmdiseaseisaleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStatesanditisestimatedthat1.7millionpersonsover55yearsofagehaveanAAA.Eachyear,physiciansdiagnoseapproximately200,000peopleintheUnitedStateswithAAA.EndologixiscurrentlymarketingitsPowerlink®DeliverySystemaninnovative,one-pieceendoluminalstentgraft(ELG)usedintreatingAAAthathassignificantadvantageswhencomparedwithmarketedstentalternatives.PowerlinkhasbeencommerciallyavailableinEuropesince1999.FDAapprovalforthePowerlinkAAAstentgraftwasreceivedonOctober29,20