Editorial Publications
Physician Perspectives: AAA Trial Design in the Modern Era
With Tim Resch, MD, PhD; Marc Schermerhorn, MD, and Bjoern Suckow, MD, MS, DFSCS, FACS, RPVI
Thoughtful discussion on the unmet clinical needs in treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and approaches to creating future endovascular aneurysm trials.
EMBO-PMS Data Reveal a Variety of Peripheral Vascular Applications with Shape Memory Polymer
Robert Morgan, MD, discusses EMBO post market surveillance (EMBO-PMS) registry
The study, which is enrolling up to a combined 125 patients at four centers in the UK and eight in Germany, is evaluating the use of shape memory polymer-based devices in patients with peripheral vascular disease and their potential to embolize the target area after deployment.
Pelvic Venous Disorder: A Mystery in Missed Diagnosis and Treatment
Thekla Bacharach, MD, discusses this often misdiagnosed condition and treatment with a new smart polymer technology.
Due to their composition of compliant and low-density material, smart polymers are a novel method of treating PVD via transcatheter They improve visibility of surrounding anatomies and minimize CT compared to conventional metal coils or plugs which can obscure visibility during future procedures.
Smart Polymer: Embolization Plus
With Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, MD; Sjors Klompmaker, MD, MSc, PhD; Andreas Hadjipolycarpou, MD, MSc; Patrick Knüsel, MD; and Edvard Skripochnik, MD
The versatility of Smart Polymer devices, including the IMPEDE and IMPEDE-FX Embolization Plugs, are highlighted in case examples depicting pulmonary arteriovenous malformation embolization, ovarian and testicular vein embolization, and internal iliac artery embolization as part of iliac artery aneurysm treatment.
Shape Memory Polymer Technology: Biodegradable polymers are shaping up to change peripheral embolization.
By Duncan J. Maitland, PhD, and Landon Nash, PhD
“Studies have shown that the SMP-based IMPEDE Embolization Plug product family offers predictable, controlled, high-volume fill, encouraging stasis and rapid thrombus formation with progressive healing as the biodegradable SMP is replaced by mature connective tissue over time.”
Stable and reliable: A vascular surgeon’s perspective on the benefits of shape memory polymer embolisation
Smart Polymer is a new shape memory polymer technology, available to endovascular specialists, that is incorporated into the Impede embolisation plug family (Shape Memory Medical). Michel Reijnen, a vascular surgeon at Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem, The Netherlands, has used the Smart Polymer devices in several aortic cases. Here, he gives his perspective on the unique properties of the polymer, and details how Smart Polymer devices may be utilised in a vascular surgeon’s practice.
Shape Memory Polymer: A New Solution for AAA Endoleak Management?
Andrew Holden, MBChB, FRANZCR, EBIR, and Michel M.P.J. Reijnen, MD, PhD, discuss their clinical experience with shape memory polymer—a novel embolic material—for endoleak management and evaluating it for active abdominal aortic aneurysm sac management.
“Promising technology”: An interventional radiologist’s perspective on the benefits of shape memory polymer embolization
Smart Polymer is a new shape memory polymer technology, available to endovascular specialists, that is incorporated into the Impede embolisation plug family (Shape Memory Medical). Andrew Holden, an interventional radiologist at Auckland City Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, has been using the product for a number of years and has been involved in some early studies of the technology. Here, he gives his perspectives on the unique properties of the polymer, and details how Smart Polymer devices may be utilised in an interventional radiologist’s practice.
New Technology Focus: Smart Polymer in Vascular Surgery
A new smart polymer technology developed by Shape Memory Medical is available to endovascular specialists. The shape memory polymer is incorporated into vascular plugs and coils. Dr. Ross Milner, a vascular surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine, gives his perspective on the properties of the shape memory polymer and how smart polymer devices may be used in vascular surgery.