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Published on: 10/1/2005
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Sunnyvale, CA - October 1, 2005 - On September 15, 2005, Aptus Endosystems, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced the first human use and successful abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs using the Aptus AAA Repair System, including the novel endovascular stapling system The procedures were performed at the Hospital Centro M,dico de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela by Takao Ohki, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, David Deaton, MD, Chief, Endovascular Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and Jos, Antonio Condado, MD, Director, Interventional Cardiology at the Hospital Centro M,dico de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela.
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It is the first system that includes endovascular stapling, which will revolutionize endovascular procedures," noted Dr. Deaton.