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Endologix Announces First Patients Treated with Ovation Alto™ Abdominal Stent Graft System

August 17, 2016 9:00 AM EDT

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX), developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the first two patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) have been treated with the Ovation Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System. The patients were treated by Andrew Holden, MD, and Andrew Hill, MD, of Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.

Dr. Holden commented, The repositioned sealing ring in the Ovation Alto system expands the EVAR treatment of AAA patients to include short and challenging aortic necks, which represents... More