ABOUT US
VISION & MISSION – Committed to Aortic Care
Together with our customers, we strive to create effective management of aortic disease and drive the evolution of our cardiovascular solutions for our patients.
Delivering Comprehensive Aortic Solutions
Our complete portfolio includes the treatment for thoracic, abdominal, and peripheral aneurysms, acute and chronic dissections, and peripheral occlusions.
While our manufacturing is based in the United Kingdom and United States, our products are exported to over 100 countries.
We are your unique partner providing treatment solutions for the entire aorta. We also partner with the clinical community to develop innovative solutions for patients.
What drives us
We believe that every patient deserves to have the integrity of their aortic function restored.
Because each aorta is as unique as a fingerprint, we create technologies for aortic surgery designed to truly integrate with each patient’s precise anatomy, with approaches ranging from endovascular, hybrid to surgical.
A company unlike any other
We were born when Bolton Medical and Vascutek — two pioneers in the aortic repair space — were integrated under global healthcare company, Terumo Corporation, to form Terumo Aortic. For more than 100 years, Terumo Corporation has contributed to society through healthcare — first in Japan and then worldwide.
Vascutek products have been trusted in over 2 million implants in more than 90 countries since 1982, while Bolton Medical has been focused on providing endovascular solutions for aortic disease for more than 15 years. Together, we are 100% focused on the aorta, from the aortic root to the iliacs. Our broad portfolio of endovascular, hybrid and surgical solutions is designed to offer options — from off-the-shelf to custom-made — as individualized as your patient’s anatomy.
TECHNOLOGY
POWERED BY Proprietary Technology
Terumo Aortic products are powered by technologies that help ensure that every product you use can be implanted and deployed safely.
Advanced Delivery
Terumo Aortic delivery systems use proprietary technology to reposition, deploy and facilitate the implant and overall procedure.
Knitting & Weaving
We utilize looms specially adapted to the needs of aortic repair textiles. Our unique Köper knitted structure features yarns arranged perpendicular to each other on the inner surface.
This preserves all the advantages of a knitted material, such as superb handling, absence of fraying and also displays significantly reduced dilatation when compared to warp-knitted grafts.
Sealant Technology
Sealed products feature a patented gelatin outer coating to assist the implantation process. The gelatin technology is also an ideal sealant for bonding to the antibiotic rifampicin, which is used to minimize the occurrence of graft infection after implantation. Terumo Aortic’s gelatin sealed devices may be soaked with the anticoagulant Heparin or the antibiotic Rifampicin prior to implant. Unlike other sealants, Terumo Aortic’s gelatin is broken down by the body’s own natural means over a period of approximately 14 days. This process does not provoke a prolonged inflammatory response within the patient’s body.
This sealant removal rate allows natural tissue ingrowth to occur within the structure of the graft thereby mimicking the body’s natural mechanisms.
How do we treat aortic disease?
Aortic aneurysm and dissection can lead to a life-threatening rupture and malperfusion of the aorta; suitable treatment with a surgical graft or implantation of a stent graft can help save a patient’s life. There is also a hybrid treatment option which is a combination of surgical and endovascular procedures.