The Vascutek AnacondaTM Stent Graft System Phase II IDE Study

Inclusion Criteria

• Male or female ≥18 and ≤ 85 years of age. Females must be non-pregnant, non-lactating, and not planning to become pregnant during the study period
• Females of childbearing potential must use acceptable methods of contraception, be at least one year post-menopausal or be surgically sterile
• Willing and able to comply with the 5 year follow-up period
• Willing to give informed written consent prior to enrollment
• Males with infrarenal AAA ≥ 4.5cm in diameter, or AAA growth ≥ 1.0cm/yr; females with infrarenal AAA ≥ 4.0cm in diameter, or AAA growth ≥ 1.0cm/yr
• Infrarenal AAA with a proximal neck diameter of 16.0 - 31.0mm (Anaconda Stent Graft System)
• Infrarenal AAA with a proximal neck diameter of 17.5 - 31.0mm (Anaconda ONE-LOK Stent Graft System)
• Infrarenal AAA with at least 15mm length of non-aneurysm proximal neck
• Infrarenal AAA with an angle of ≤ 60 degrees relative to the long axis of the aneurysm
• Iliac artery distal fixation sites ≥ 20mm in length
• Iliac artery distal fixation site ≤ 21mm in diameter
• Ability to preserve at least one hypogastric artery
• Femoral/iliac artery access vessels, size and morphology should be compatible with the appropriate introducer sheath (18 F, 20 F or 23 F).

Exclusion Criteria;

• Pregnant and lactating females or females of childbearing potential unless using acceptable method contraception
• Known sensitivity or allergy to nitinol or polyester
• Known allergy or intolerance of radiopaque contrast agents which cannot be pre-treated
• Thrombus, calcification, and/or plaque ≥ 2mm in thickness and/or ≥ 50% (180 degrees) continuous coverage of the vessel circumference in the intended fixation site
• Irregularly shaped calcification and/or plaque that may compromise the sealing and fixation at the proximal or distal fixation sites
• Ruptured or leaking AAA
• Mycotic or inflammatory AAA
• Genetic connective tissue disorder (i.e. Marfans or Ehlers-Danlos syndromes)
• Previous AAA repair
• Requires emergent AAA repair
• Concomitant thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
• Active systemic infection
• Myocardial infarction ≤10 weeks prior to procedure
• Aneurysm extends above renal arteries
• Dialysis dependent renal failure or creatinine > 2.5mg/dL
• Significant (>80%) renal artery stenosis not readily treatable
• End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
• Patient is clinically and morbidly obese such that the required imaging would be prevented
• Patient has an uncorrectable bleeding abnormality
• Subject has other medical, social, or psychological problems that in the opinion of the investigator preclude them from receiving this treatment and the procedures and evaluations pre- and post- treatment