EXPLORE PAE PRODUCTS
Set Up | Access | Catheters and Guidewires | Embolotherapy | Hemostasis
From set-up and access to hemostasis and including the first and only embolotherapy product with FDA clearance to treat symptomatic BPH via PAE, Merit offers your tools a la carte, or in several convenient packs.
SET UP
Prepare and protect your patients efficiently and safely.
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ACCESS
Achieve quick and effective access.
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CATHETERS AND GUIDEWIRES
Reach challenging anatomy with accuracy.
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EMBOLOTHERAPY
Treat your patients with predictable outcomes.
Read the press release announcing Merit Medical’s Embosphere® Microspheres Receive FDA 513(f)(2) (de novo) Classification for Prostatic Artery Embolization Indication.
HEMOSTASIS
Achieve controlled hemostasis accurately, quickly, and comfortably.
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PHYSICIAN EDUCATION & RESOURCES
Physician Resource Center
Merit offers an extensive Physician Resource Center to support you in your PAE procedures. Downloadable resources include:
- Data & Studies
- Patient Education
- Referring Physician Materials
- Reimbursement Support
- Clinical Resources
- CMS Look-up Tool
Think PAE™
Learn the minimally invasive technique of Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE). The ThinkPAE™ education course features numerous cases, didactic presentations including anatomy and patient identification, and hands-on training with simulators utilizing actual PAE cases.
PATIENT RESOURCES
Ask4PAE aims to educate patients and their families about PAE as a treatment option for BPH. The program includes Ask4PAE.com, as well as patient brochures and other awareness tactics.
References
- McWilliams, J. P., Kuo, M. D., Rose, S.C., Bagla, S., Caplin, D. M., Cohen, E. I., Faintuch, S., Spies, J. B., Saad, W. E., Nikolic, B. (2014). Society of Interventional Radiology position statement: prostate artery embolization for treatment of benign disease of the prostate. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 25: 1349-1351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2014.05.005 http://www.scvir.org/clinical/cpg/SIR_Pos_Statmt_PAE_Benign_dis_Prostate.pdf
- Patel, N. D., & Parsons, J. K. (2014). Epidemiology and etiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia and bladder outlet obstruction. Indian Journal of Urology, 30(2): 170-176. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.126900
- Krista, A. R., Arnold, K. B., Schenk, J. M., Neuhouser, M. L., Weiss, N., Goodman, P., Antvelink, C. M., Penson, D. F., & Thompson, I. M. (2007). Race/ethnicity, obesity, health related behaviors and the risk of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: results from the prostate cancer prevention trial. The Journal of Urology, 177(4): 1395-1400