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Merit Medical Announces Health Canada Approval of the WRAPSODY® Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis
The WRAPSODY CIE is designed to help physicians prolong functional vascular access in hemodialysis patients.Approval was supported by superior 12-month target
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[{"type":"text","content":"The WRAPSODY CIE is designed to help physicians prolong functional vascular access in hemodialysis patients.Approval was supported by superior 12-month target lesion primary patency (70.1%) and access circuit primary patency (58.1%) in the randomized arm of the trial. SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a global leader of healthcare technology, announced today that the Wrapsody Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis (CIE) received regulatory approval from Health Canada. With this approval, Merit intends to begin immediate commercialization of the device throughout Canada with devices shipped from Merit’s Toronto distribution center. Long-term access to blood vessels (vascular access) is critical for patients undergoing hemodialysis. However, stenosis, a narrowing of blood vessels, is a common complication that can have life-threatening consequences if not resolved. Intervention options for patients affected by stenosis have been limited. The WRAPSODY CIE was developed to help physicians effectively treat patients on hemodialysis who experience vascular access stenosis. In 2010, Merit set out to understand how and why previous devices failed to provide lasting benefits to patients. It became evident that in the previous generation of covered stents/stent grafts a substantial cause of device failure and, ultimately, loss of vascular access, was the presence of tissue within the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) layer. With this understanding and key clinical insight from Bart Dolmatch, MD, FSIR, Interventional Radiologist at The Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Palo Alto, California, engineers at Merit designed the WRAPSODY CIE. The tri-layer design of the device is unlike any other treatment option currently available. The three layers of the WRAPSODY CIE consist of: (1) an expandable nitinol stent frame fully enveloped by an outer layer of expanded PTFE; (2) a cell-impermeable middle layer that prevents tissue accumulation and migration; and (3) an innermost internal layer that consists of novel “spun” PTFE to reduce fibrin and thrombus formation. Other unique features of the WRAPSODY CIE include optimized radial force, high compression resistance, and softened ends, all of which help the device conform to vessels, reduce stress, and improve dialysis effectiveness. “I believe all...