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Aneurysm Treatment Using the Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ System China Study(ATHENA)

Aneurysm Treatment Using the Heli-FX™ EndoAnchor™ System China Study(ATHENA)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07754318
Acronym
ATHENA
Enrollment
142
Registered
2026-08-10
Start date
2026-08-26
Completion date
2030-08-01
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

AAA - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Brief summary

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Heli-FX EndoAnchor system in AAA subjects who without augmented radial fixation and/or sealing due to an endoleak or migration are at high risk for aneurysm-related complications or who are at high risk of migration or endoleak complications post-procedure, and to support product registration of Heli-FX EndoAnchor system with the National Medical Product Administration (NMPA) in China.

Interventions

DEVICEHeli-FX EndoAnchor System

Subjects will be implanted with Heli-FX EndoAnchor System for AAA treatment

Sponsors

Medtronic Cardiovascular
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Aged 18 years or older; * Male or non-pregnant female patients; women of childbearing potential must undergo a pregnancy test prior to enrollment, and the result must be negative; * Willing and able to provide written informed consent; * Maximum diameter of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) ≥ 4.5 cm in females or ≥ 5 cm in males; * Proximal neck diameter of the AAA ranging from 19 to 32 mm; * Distal fixation zone length of both iliac arteries ≥ 15 mm; * Diameter of iliac artery fixation zones on both sides ranging from 8 to 25 mm; * ≤ 60° infrarenal and ≤ 45°suprarenal angulation OR ≤ 75°infrarenal and ≤ 60°suprarenal angulation with proximal necks ≥ 15 mm in length; * Presence of high-risk anatomical criteria, defined as meeting any one of the following criteria: 1. Proximal neck diameter \> 28 mm and ≤ 32mm 2. Proximal neck length ≥ 10 mm and \< 15 mm 3. Neck angulation ≥ 60°and ≤ 75° (angle between the long axis of the proximal neck and the long axis of the aneurysm sac) 4. Conical neck (defined as diameter increased \> 10% compared with the immediate infrarenal diameter over the first 10 mm beyond the lowest main renal artery) 5. Investigator determined subject could benefit from this Heli-FX procedure * Patients deemed by the investigator to be suitable candidates for elective AAA repair; * Patients who agree to return to the treating investigator for all scheduled follow-up visits and are able to attend hospital-based follow-up; * Life expectancy \> 2 years

Exclusion criteria

* Myocardial infarction within the past 3 months; * Systemic infection; * Ruptured or leaking AAA; * Infected or inflammatory AAA; * Known hereditary connective tissue disorders (e.g., Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome); * Concomitant thoracic aortic aneurysm or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; * Requirement for emergency AAA repair; * History of prior AAA repair; * Patient body habitus that interferes with required imaging studies; * In the opinion of the investigator, the patient has serious comorbidities that may pose an unacceptable risk for general anesthesia or endovascular intervention; * Planned major surgery (e.g., thoracic aorta, renal, superior mesenteric artery/celiac or lower extremity revascularization, IMA reimplantation, permanent vascular access, cholecystectomy) concurrent with or within 30 days before or after the AAA repair procedure; * Renal failure requiring dialysis; * Patient has a known hypersensitivity or contraindication to anticoagulants, anti-platelets, or contrast media, which is not amenable to pre-treatment; * Known hypersensitivity or allergy to polyester, nickel, titanium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and/or cobalt; * Patients who cannot discontinue oral anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy at the time of the study procedure; * Bleeding diathesis or hypercoagulable state; * Sealing zone thrombus, calcium or plaque \> 2 mm in thickness or covering \> 50% (180 degrees) of the vessel circumference; * Irregularly shaped calcification and/or plaques at the proximal implantation sites that may interfere with proper deployment of the EndoAnchor implants; * Mental disorders or other conditions that may impair the patient's ability to understand the nature, significance, and/or scope of the study; * Participation in another investigational drug or device trial without having completed the required follow-up. * Endograft planned to be used had not undergone in vitro evaluation to confirm its compatibility with the EndoAnchor implant and the aortic fixation system.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Effectiveness EndpointFrom procedure to 12 months after index procedureComposite treatment endpoint of Heli-FX within 12 months: * Technical success * No Type Ia endoleak * No endograft migration of proximal stent graft component * No aortic aneurysm rupture
Primary Safety Endpointwithin 30 days post-operationPercentage of patients experiencing one or more major adverse events (MAE) within 30 days post-operation. MAEs are defined as any of the following: * All-cause mortality (ACM) * Heli-FX device-related serious adverse event (SAE) * Myocardial infarction (MI) * Stroke (excluding transient ischemic attacks) * Renal failure (excluding renal insufficiency) * Respiratory failure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Secondary EndpointsFrom index-procedure to 3 years* Technical success and clinical success at the time of index procedure * All-cause mortality and aneurysm-related mortality at the time of index procedure, 30 days, 6 months, one year, and annually through 3 years. * Type Ia endoleak at 30 days, 6 months, one year, and annually through 3 years * Endograft migration at 6 months, one year, and annually through 3 years * Aneurysm sac change by diameter at 6 months, one year and annually through 3 years compared to the CT(Computed Tomography) imaging at 30 days after index procedure * Loss of endograft fabric integrity as a result of the EndoAnchor implant, rupture of the treated aneurys, conversion to open surgical repair at the time of index procedure, 30 days, 6 months, one year, and annually through 3 years * Myocardial infarction, stroke (excluding transient ischemic attacks), renal failure and respiratory failure at 30 days, 6 months, one year, and annually through 3 years

Countries

China

Contacts

CONTACTFairy Liu
fairy.liu@medtronic.com86-021-20325765

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 15, 2026