The GORE(®) TAG(®) thoracic endoprosthesis

Expert Rev Med Devices. 2013 Mar;10(2):161-5. doi: 10.1586/erd.12.80.

Abstract

The GORE(®) TAG(®) (W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc., [AZ, USA]) has gone through many changes since it was first introduced in the late 1990s. The Conformable GORE TAG has recently become commercially available and underwent several changes from the original design to help increase compression resistance, expand treatment ranges and oversizing windows, and improve conformability. This article describes the GORE TAG and Conformable GORE TAG devices, their potential uses and the outcomes in treating various aortic pathologies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / injuries
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects
  • Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular System Injuries / surgery*