FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (JAN. 19, 2022) — W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today announced that the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder has achieved 10 years of clinical use, treating patients through clinical studies and commercially in approved indications globally.*,† With more than 50,000 devices sold and zero reported cardiac erosions,‡ (Data on file. July 2011-November 2021; W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.) this innovative technology from Gore offers physicians a safe option to treat patients with atrial septal defects (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO).

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announces FDA approval of an expanded indication for the GORE^® EXCLUDER^® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis, now indicated for patients with aortic neck angulation ≤ 90° and a minimum length of 10 mm.

The Gore RELIEF Clinical Study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder for the relief of migraine headaches.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (November 18, 2020) — W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore), a global leader in providing solutions for cardiovascular disease, today announced encouraging clinical results from its early feasibility study evaluating the safety and performance of its pulmonary valved conduit, an investigational device. Six-month data for 16 patients enrolled across three sites in the United States were presented in a moderated poster session during the American Heart Association Virtual Scientific Sessions from November 13-17, 2020. The poster, P148, is titled, Early Results of a Novel ePTFE-based Pulmonary Valved Conduit in a Pediatric Patient Population.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – September 22, 2020 – As part of efforts to continuously improve medical solutions for patients with complex vascular disease, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) announced the U.S. launch of the lower profile, large diameter GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (August 25, 2020) — W. L. Gore & Associates is marking the 20th anniversary of the only covered stent indicated for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedures (TIPS). The GORE^® VIATORR^® TIPS Endoprosthesis, marketed since 2000, and GORE^® VIATORR^® TIPS Endoprosthesis with Controlled Expansion, introduced in 2016, have helped physicians in more than 60 countries to increase survival and improve quality of life in high-risk bleeding and refractory ascites patients.

With improvements to the stent graft delivery system enabling a 1 Fr profile reduction  on the majority of sizes, the device now offers the most 6 Fr compatible configurations among balloon expandable stent grafts.