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Artegraft - Collagen Vascular Graft
Artegraft is a bovine carotid artery graft. Its biological fibrous matrix is processed to enhance long-term patency and provide a tightly woven, cross-linked conduit that is flexible and compliant. For Functional Hemodialysis Access & Lower Extremity Bypass.
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Lower Extremity Bypass Highlights(4):
- Enhanced graft anastomotic compliance due to vessel elasticity
- Reduced risk of graft infection
- Excellent long-term patency outcomes with a five-year overall primary patency rate of 66.7% and 74.6% secondary patency rate
- Five-year patency rates with distal anastomosis:
- Above-knee popliteal artery 88.4%
- Below-knee popliteal artery 74.6%
- Tibial artery 51.7%
- Limb salvage rate 86.2%
(For patients with critical limb ischemia, Rutherford Disease Classification 4 or greater)
- Hemodialysis
- AV Fistula Salvage and Repair
- Primary AV Graft(1,2,3)
- AV Graft Replacement
- Lower Extremity Bypass(4)
- Arterial Trauma
- Demonstrated reduction of thrombus formation compared to ePTFE(1,2)
- Clinically proven long-term durability & secondary patency rates(1,3,5)
- Easy surgical handling and suturability(2)
- Strong collagen matrix that retains the original artery cross weave(2)
- Natural biocompatibility, nonantigenic and acellular(2)
- Available in multiple sizes to match the host vessel
AV Access Highlights:
- Lower AV graft infection rates compared to ePTFE(1,2,5)
- Access after 10 days
- Facilitates patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs(3,6,7)
- Effective early removal of a tunneled dialysis catheter(3)
Achieve Functional Hemodialysis for:
- Failed or immature native fistula(3,6)
- Infected ePTFE graft
- Interposition in aneurysmal fistula(2,7)
- Recurrent clotting of synthetic graft & fistula
- Lower thigh access
- Hypotension
- Low protein condition where seroma formation may occur
- Renal pre-transplant
- Bypass occluded outflow
- Bypass infected segments
- Inflow conduit for treating steal in low flow fistulas
- Replace or patch stenotic segments that fail angioplasty