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GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent

A patient with the GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent may be safely scanned immediately after placement under the following conditions. Failure to follow these conditions may result in injury.

MR statusMR Conditional
Static magnetic field strength (B0)1.5 T or 3.0 T
Maximum spatial field gradient

40 T/m (4,000-Gauss/cm)

RF excitationThere are no RF excitation restrictions
RF transmit coil typeThere are no transmit coil restrictions
Operating modeNormal operating mode
Maximum whole-body SAR2 W/kg (Normal operating mode)
Scan duration2 W/kg whole-body averaged SAR for 60 minutes of continuous RF (A sequence or back to back series/scan without breaks)
MR image artifactThe presence of this implant may produce an image artifact. With a gradient echo pulse sequence in a 3.0T MR System, the artifact may extend up to 5 mm from the implant. Under these conditions, the central portion of the lumen was visible.


If information about a specific parameter is not included, there are no conditions associated with that parameter.


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® FORTEGRA Venous Stent is indicated for use in the treatment of symptomatic inferior vena cava obstruction with or without combined iliofemoral obstruction. 

CONTRAINDICATIONS: The GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent is contraindicated for use in patients with lesions where expansion of an angioplasty balloon catheter to minimum GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent recommended vessel diameters was not achieved during predilatation, or where lesions cannot be dilated sufficiently to allow passage of the delivery system.

GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent is not authorized for use in Canada.

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