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Endologix Joins Gender-Specific Movement To Target Women

 
• By Reed Miller

One-month results from the LUCY trial show that Endologix Ovation abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft, designed specifically for female anatomy, could make 28% more women eligible for a AAA endograft. LUCY, the first study to specifically evaluate endovascular aneurysm repair in women, is part of a trend of research focused on women's outcomes with cardiovascular devices.

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The early success of Endologix Inc.'s Ovation endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) stent graft in the LUCY trial is a milestone for the ongoing effort by industry, researchers, and the FDA to better understand and address gender-specific challenges to cardiovascular device therapies.

LUCY study is a prospective non-randomized post-market registry designed to evaluate the low-profile (14 French) Ovation, which Endologix acquired in the 2016 deal for TriVascular Technologies Inc., specifically in...

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