Restoring Patency

  • Introduce a 7F short vascular sheath near the arterial anastomosis
  • Inflate a soft, compliant, embolectomy balloon at the radiopaque marker band of the 5mm outflow component. DO NOT advance the balloon beyond the radiopaque marker band to avoid dislodgment of the Venous Outflow Component.
  • Pull balloon back to device connector.  Apply positive aspiration while deflating the balloon by approximately 10%.  Failure to deflate the balloon may result in balloon perforation as the catheter passes through the HeRO Graft titanium connector.
  • Pull balloon through the connector and reinflate within the 6mm graft.
  • Extract clot at the introducer site.
  • Declot the full length of HeRO Graft prior to removing the arterial plug to decrease risk of pulmonary embolism.

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INTENDED USE

The HeRO Graft is intended for use in maintaining long-term vascular access for chronic hemodialysis patients who have exhausted peripheral venous access sites suitable for fistulas or grafts. See the Instructions for Use manual for full prescribing information.

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