Expro Elite™ Snare features a helical loop and Sympro Elite™ Snare
features a simple 90-degree loop – both devices are available in five
loop diameters for clinical versatility in retrieving or repositioning
intravascular devices – preassembled, one-piece design allows rapid
deployment through any 0.035” compatible lumen.
WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2018--
Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical
technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced 510(k)
clearance by the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. commercial launch
of new versions of its Expro Elite™ and Sympro Elite™ Snares for
manipulating interventional devices in peripheral procedures.
Both the Expro Elite™ and Sympro Elite™ Snares represent next-generation
versions of the 0.035” interventional snares originally launched in the
U.S. in 2008 by Vascular Solutions, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Teleflex Incorporated.
“We are excited to introduce to the market our enhanced versions of the
Expro Elite™ and Sympro Elite™ Interventional Snares, which build on
nearly a decade of reliable performance in the cath lab. Both devices
feature greatly enhanced pull force for superior handling in challenging
procedures,” said Stewart Strong, President and General Manager of the
Interventional business unit of Teleflex. “Both snare products feature a
durable nitinol construction that retains its shape and adds strength, a
radiopaque gold-plated tungsten coil and tip for enhanced visibility,
1:1 torque response for controlled positioning and better access to
distal targets, and a unique locking handle that facilitates secure
capture.”
The Expro Elite™ Snare uses a helical loop for capture in all
directions. The Sympro Elite™ Snare uses a 90-degree loop that remains
coaxial to the vessel lumen for easy capture. Both snare products
feature a preassembled, one-piece design that allows rapid deployment
through any 0.035” compatible lumen. Both the Expro Elite™ and Sympro
Elite™ Snares are available in 5, 10, 15, 25, and 35 mm loop diameters
for clinical versatility. Both snares are 150 cm in length and are
packaged one per box.
Both the Expro Elite™ and Sympro Elite™ Snares are intended for use in
the cardiovascular system and hollow viscus to retrieve and/or
manipulate objects using minimally-invasive surgical procedures.
Manipulation procedures include retrieval and/or repositioning of
intravascular foreign objects such as coils, balloons, catheters, and/or
guidewires within the cardiovascular system. The devices are not
intended for use in the coronary arteries or neurovasculature.
About Teleflex Incorporated
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to
improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose
driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical
needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is
diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional
access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine
and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the
understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more
information, please visit teleflex.com.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow®, Deknatel®, Hudson
RCI®, LMA®, Pilling®, Rusch®,
and Weck® – trusted brands united by a common sense of
purpose.
Forward-Looking Statements
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historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statements contained herein are based on our
management's current beliefs and expectations, but are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances, which may
cause actual results or company actions to differ materially from what
is expressed or implied by these statements. These risks and
uncertainties are identified and described in more detail in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow, Deknatel, Expro Elite, Hudson
RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rusch, Sympro Elite and Weck are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the
U.S. and/or other countries.
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