The GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis is not authorized for use with thoracoabdominal and pararenal branched devices indicated with the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis as a branch component in Canada.

Trusted performance. Unmatched versatility.* 

    Improvements to the device delivery system have enabled a 1 Fr profile reduction on the majority of sizes, now offering the most 6 Fr compatible configurations among balloon expandable stent grafts.4-7

    Now 6 Fr compatible

    GREATER VERSATILITY

    UP TO 79 mm

    stent length4-7


      Darren Schneider, M.D., Andrew Holden, M.D., Bill Gray, M.D. and Venita Chandra, M.D. discuss benefits of the reduced profile VBX Stent Graft. 

      Trusted procedural and clinical performance 

      100% restoration

      of lumen diameter2

      Before and after x-ray


      ≤ 30% residual stenosis due to high radial strength, even in highly calcified and non-compliant lesions 

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      100%

      maintenance of stent length2

      Median length change was 0 mm, predeployed to final implant 

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      • 100% delivery to target lesion with no device dislodgement2,‡
      • 100% stent retention2,‡
      • 100% deployment at the target site2,‡
      • 234 devices delivered
        • 50% bilateral treatment
        • 42% kissing stents
        • 32% TASC II C & D including occlusions
        • 18% contralateral deliveries
        • Predilatation not required

      94.5%

      1-year primary patency1

      91.2%

      freedom from target lesion revascularization (fTLR) at 3 years1

      89.5%

      primary patency per lesion through 5 years3

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          * Across indication inclusivity and configuration breadth/capability of balloon expandable covered stents.
          † Complex defined as TASC II classification C & D lesions.
          ‡ Procedural outcomes based on usage of legacy GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis. (BXA catalogue numbers).

          1. Panneton JM, Bismuth J, Gray BH, Holden A. Three-year follow-up of patients with iliac occlusive disease treated with the Viabahn Balloon-Expandable Endoprosthesis. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 2020;27(5):728-736.
          2. Bismuth J, Gray BH, Holden A, Metzger C, Panneton J; VBX FLEX Study Investigators. Pivotal study of a next-generation balloon-expandable stent-graft for treatment of iliac occlusive disease. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 2017;24(5):629-637. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1526602817720463.
          3. Holden A, Takele E, Hill A, et al. Long-term follow-up of subjects with iliac occlusive disease treated with the Viabahn VBX Balloon-Expandable Endoprosthesis. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. In press. 
          4. GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis Instructions for Use (IFU). W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://eifu.goremedical.com/
          5. LIFESTREAM® Balloon Expandable Vascular Covered Stent [Instructions for Use]. Tempe, AZ: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc; 2019. BAW1345700 Rev. 5 06/19
          6. iCast covered stent system [Instructions for Use]. Merrimack, NH: Atrium Medical Corporation; 2023. AW009603-EN Rev 11.
          7. Advanta V12 Balloon Expandable Covered Stent [Instructions for Use]. Merrimack, NH; Getinge AB. https://www.getinge.com/int/products/advanta-v12-balloon-expandable-covered-stent
          IFU Consult instructions

          Refer to Instructions for Use at eifu.goremedical.com for a complete description of all applicable indications, warnings, precautions and contraindications for the markets where this product is available. RXOnly

          INDICATIONS FOR USE IN THE U.S.: The GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis is indicated for the treatment of de novo or restenotic lesions found in iliac arteries with reference vessel diameters ranging from 5 mm–13 mm and lesion lengths up to 110 mm, including lesions at the aortic bifurcation. The GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis is also indicated for use with thoracoabdominal and pararenal branched devices indicated with the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis as a branch component.§

          CONTRAINDICATIONS: Do not use the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis in patients with known hypersensitivity to heparin, including those patients who have had a previous incident of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) type II.  

          § Not applicable to Reduced Profile GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis. (BXB catalogue numbers). 

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