Ellipsys System Offers Significant Advantages for Creating Dialysis Access, Physicians Say

The Ellipsys® Vascular Access System enables patients with kidney failure to start dialysis treatment sooner with fewer procedures, complications and interventions compared to surgery, according to several leading physicians who spoke at the recent meeting of the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN).

Interventional radiologist Jeffrey Hull, M.D., was awarded first place for his oral presentation on the Ellipsys US Registry.

For end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who require hemodialysis, the Ellipsys System from Avenu Medical offers a minimally invasive way to create a type of vascular access known as an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Until recently, the only way to create an AVF was a complex surgical procedure that subjects patients to discomfort, longer recovery times and delayed dialysis. In contrast, Ellipsys uses just a small needle puncture and catheter to create an endovascular AVF (endoAVF).