The single-arm cohort of the WAVE trial included 112 patients with an AVG who were treated with the WRAPSODY CIE device.

The Arteriovenous (AV) fistula, a surgically constructed link between an artery and a vein, is the gold standard of dialysis access. Read on to learn why it is preferred over other options and how ...

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Clinical trial outcomes from the WRAPSODY WAVE pivotal trial demonstrated that subjects with AV fistula and AV graft treated with the device for dialysis outflow lesions achieved a target lesion ...

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Merit’s Wrapsody Device Evaluated in WAVE Pivotal Trial’s Arteriovenous Graft Cohort November 25, 2024—Merit Medical Systems, Inc. announced 6-month findings from the single-arm arteriovenous graft ...

WRAPSODY achieves 82% target lesion primary patency at six months in the single-arm cohort of the US pivotal trial SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

The murmur of arteriovenous fistula must be differentiated from murmurs of cardiac origin and from venous hums and, when apparently systolic in character, from partial arterial obstruction and ...

September 16, 2024—Merit Medical Systems, Inc. announced 6-month findings from the randomized arteriovenous (AV) fistula arm of its Wrapsody Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) pivotal trial. The ...

Introduction: Intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses (IPAVAs) are defined as relatively large, dynamic shunt vessels that connect the pulmonary arterial and venous systems, thereby bypassing the ...

The WAVE study enrolled 245 patients with stenosis in their arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and 113 patients with evidence of stenosis in their arteriovenous graft (AVG). Patients with an AVF were ...

Learn what an AV fistula is, why you might need one before dialysis, how it's created, and what the risks are.