November 18, 2009 – As part of a new partnership deal with QXMédical LLC, W. L. Gore & Associates will distribute the Q50 Stent Graft Balloon Catheter, which is designed for use with aortic stent grafts that treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the catheter in October 2009. This partnership allows Gore to provide customers with a balloon catheter for modeling and occlusion use with the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis and all other aortic stent grafts.
Gore said the Q50 Stent Graft Balloon Catheter complements the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis for facilitating endovascular aneurysm repair.
The QXMédical device is a full occlusion balloon catheter that helps aortic stent grafts to fully expand and seal in vessel diameters ranging from 10–50 mm. It offers a short, flexible tip that increases trackability through challenging anatomy, and a compliant polyurethane balloon that inflates and deflates rapidly to give physicians more control. The maker said the Q50 Stent Graft Balloon Catheter offers the broadest inflation diameter range available on the market and is compatible with standard 0.035-inch guide wires and low-profile 12 Fr. introducer sheaths. With 65 and 100 cm length pushable catheter shafts in an 8 Fr. diameter, the device accommodates both abdominal and thoracic applications.
For more information: www.qxmedical.com, www.goremedical.com
June 13, 2024 
