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Heli-FX EndoAnchor System

EVAR and TEVAR Procedures

  • Heli-FX EndoAnchor System

Overview

Provide transmural fixation of the endograft to the aorta with the Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ system. The Heli-FX EndoAnchor system enhances durability to the level of a surgical anastomosis and addresses concerns for future complications. One year data shows decreased neck dilatation, decreased Type Ia endoleak rates, and a significant increase in sac regression.1

INDICATIONS

The Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ System is intended to provide fixation and sealing between endovascular aortic grafts and the native artery.  The Heli-FX EndoAnchor System is indicated for use in patients whose endovascular grafts have exhibited migration or endoleak, or are at risk of such complications, in whom augmented radial fixation and/or sealing is required to regain or maintain adequate aneurysm exclusion.  The EndoAnchor implant may be implanted at the time of the initial endograft placement, or during a secondary (i.e. repair) procedure.

PRODUCT DETAILS

We offer two independent securement systems for EVAR and TEVAR procedures—the Heli-FX EndoAnchor system and the Heli-FX Thoracic EndoAnchor system.

Features

Enhance Outcomes and Durability*

  • Helical EndoAnchor implants provide the stability of a surgical anastomosis.2
  • Customized placement addresses patient-specific needs.
  • Tailored seal and fixation applies to EVAR and TEVAR cases.

Maximize Outcomes in Complex Cases

  • Safe and effective treatment of more complex anatomies.
  • Enhanced durability to address concerns for future complications.
  • Rapid bailout for Type Ia endoleaks.
Heli-FX EndoAnchor System in Place

Heli-FX EndoAnchor System in Place
Enhance durability to the level of a surgical anastomosis

EndoAnchor Design

EndoAnchor Implant Design
Helical technology of the Heli-FX EndoAnchor implant

Deployment of the Heli-FX EndoAnchor System

View an animation of an EndoAnchor implant deployment.
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Graft Compatibility   

The Heli-FX EndoAnchor system has been evaluated and determined to be compatible with the following AAA endografts:

  • Medtronic Endurant™ stent graft systems
  • Medtronic Talent™ stent graft system
  • Medtronic AneuRX™ stent graft system
  • Cook Zenith™* stent grafts
  • Gore Excluder™* stent grafts
  • Jotec E-vita™* stent grafts

The Heli-FX Thoracic EndoAnchor system has been evaluated and determined to be compatible with the following TAA grafts:

The Heli-FX EndoAnchor implant is contraindicated with Endologix AFX™* stent grafts and does not have established compatibility with other stent grafts not listed above.

Clinician Experiences

Clinician Experiences with the Heli-FX EndoAnchor System

Leading clinicians discuss their use of EndoAnchor implants in a variety of cases.
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Case of a Ruptured Aneurysm

Dr. Bart Muhs recalls his first use of the Heli-FX EndoAnchor system and why he continues to use them regularly.
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Using the Heli-FX EndoAnchor System in Challenging Anatomies

Dr. Jean Panneton discusses EndoAnchor implant use in patients with a high ASG score and why he has deployed more than a thousand since.
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Delivery and Deployment

Clinician directed deployment with the Heli-FX EndoAnchor system locks the endograft to the aorta.

  • Motorized, intuitive controls for precise placement of EndoAnchor implants
  • Excellent system and EndoAnchor implant radiopacity
  • Low-profile delivery system for precise and fast deployment of the implants
  • Different deflection tip lengths to address varying neck diameters

 

pdf Case Planning Clock (.pdf)

Use this tool to plan the C-arm rotation angles needed to position the EndoAnchor implants.

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Heli-FX EndoAnchor Components
Three delivery components of the Heli-FX EndoAnchor system.

  1. Heli-FX guide
  2. Heli-FX applier
  3. EndoAnchor cassette (contains 10 EndoAnchor implants)
Heli-FX EndoAnchor Components
pdf Heli-FX EndoAnchor System Case Book (.pdf)

View a variety of AAA and TAA cases where EndoAnchor implants are used to enhance outcomes and durability.

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Manuals and Technical Guides

Instructions for Use
Find this technical manual in the Medtronic Manual Library, in the product labeling supplied with each device, or by calling 877-526-7890.

Model Specifications

EVAR ORDERING INFORMATION

AAA Components
(mm)		 Deflected
Tip Reach
(mm)		 Recommended
Neck Diameter
(mm)		 Working
Length
(cm)		 Outer
Diameter
(F)		 Model
Number
Heli-FX Guide, 22 22 18-28 62 16 SG-64
Heli-FX Guide, 28 28 28-32 62 16 HG-16-62-28
Heli-FX Applier and
EndoAnchor Cassette
(w/ 10 EndoAnchors)		 NA NA 86 12 SA-85

 

TEVAR ORDERING INFORMATION

TAA Components
(mm)		 Deflected
Tip Reach
(mm)		 Recommended
Neck Diameter
(mm)		 Working
Length
(cm)		 Outer
Diameter
(F)		 Model
Number
Heli-FX Guide, 22 22 18-28 90 18 HG-18-90-22
Heli-FX Guide, 32 32 28-38 90 18 HG-18-90-32
Heli-FX Guide, 42 42 38-42 90 18 HG-18-90-42
Heli-FX Applier and
EndoAnchor Cassette
(w/ 10 EndoAnchors)		 NA NA 114 12 HA-18-114

 

*

Bench test data on file at Medtronic. Test data not indicative of clinical performance. 

™* Third party brands are trademarks of their respective owners.

1

One Year Propensity Matched Comparison of EVAR in Hostile Neck Patients with and without EndoAnchors, presentation by Bart Muhs, MD, Veith 2016. Corelab was used to measure aneurysm diameters: dilatation was defined as the difference between 1-month and 12-month aortic neck diameters post-procedure.

2

Melas N, et al. Helical EndoAnchor Implants Provide the Stability of a Surgical Anastomosis. J Vasc Surg. 2012;55(6):1726-1733.