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Article: Medtronic files first module for Talent thoracic aneurysm system.
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- Medical Device Daily
- Article date:
- November 21, 2005
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Medtronic files first module for Talent thoracic aneurysm system
By HOLLAND JOHNSON
Medical Device Daily Associate Managing Editor
Medtronic (Minneapolis) reported that it has submitted its first premarket application (PMA) module to the FDA for its Talent thoracic stent graft system. The stent grafts are used to treat thoracic aneurysms, which are dangerous bulges in the aorta that can rupture without warning.
The Talent device has been commercially available in Europe and other areas outside the U.S. since 1999 and used in more than 18,000 procedures. It is the market leader for thoracic stent grafts in Europe, according to ...