
•Patientswithlesionsoftheostiumofthecommoncarotid.
•PatientswithhighlycalcifiedlesionsresistanttoPTA.
•Concurrenttreatmentofbilaterallesions.
PatientCharacteristics:
•Patientsatlow‐to‐moderateriskforadverseeventsfromcarotidendarterectomy.
•Patientsexperiencingacuteischemicneurologicstrokeorwhoexperiencedastrokewithin48hours.
•Patienthashadarecent(<7days)strokeofsufficientsize(onCTorMRI)toplacehimorheratriskof
hemorrhagicconversionduringtheprocedure.
•Patientswithipsilateralintracranialorextracranialarterialstenosisgreaterinseveritythanthelesiontobe
treated,cerebralaneurysm>5mm,AVM(arteriovenousmalformation)ofthecerebralvasculature,orintracranial
tumor.
•Patientswitharterio‐venousmalformationsintheterritoryofthetargetcarotidartery.
•Patientswithdiathesisorcoagulopathies.
•Patientswithpoorrenalfunction,who,inthephysician’sopinion,maybeathighriskforareactiontocontrast
medium.
•Patientswithperforatedvesselsevidencedbyextravasationofcontrastmedia.
•Patientswithaneurismaldilationimmediatelyproximalordistaltothelesion.
•Pregnantpatientsorpatientsundertheageof18.
AccessCharacteristics:
•Patientswithknowninternalcarotidarterytortuositythatwouldprecludetheuseofcatheter‐basedtechniques.
•Patientswithknowncommoncarotidorinternalcarotidarterytortuositythatwouldprecludetheuseof
catheter‐basedtechniques.
•Patientsinwhomcommoncarotidaccessisnotpossible.
2.RiskofdistalembolizationmaybehigheriftheENROUTETranscarotidStentSystemcannotbeusedin
conjunctionwiththeENROUTETranscarotidNPSduringthecarotidstentingprocedure.
5.3DeviceUseWarnings
1.USEOFASMALLERTHANINDICATEDACCESSORYDEVICEOTHERTHANTHEENROUTETRANSCAROTID
ARTERIALSHEATHMAYLEADTOINTRODUCTIONOFAIRINTOTHATDEVICEASTHESTENTDELIVERYSYSTEMIS
ADVANCED,WHICHMAYNOTBEREMOVEDDURINGAIRASPIRATION.
2.Ensurethatthecathetersystemisflushedaccordingtothestepsoutlinedin"IntroductionofStentDelivery
System"(Section9.4).FailuretodosocouldresultinairenteringtheENROUTE’sTranscarotidArterialSheath.
3.EnsurethatthereisatightsealbetweentheENROUTEcatheterandthevalvefortheENROUTETranscarotid
ArterialSheathduringaspiration.FailuretodosocouldresultinairenteringtheENROUTETranscarotidArterial
Sheath.
4.Theblackdottedpatternonthegraytemperatureexposureindicatorfoundonthepouchmustbeclearly
visible.
DONOTUSETHEPRODUCTIFTHEENTIRETEMPERATUREEXPOSUREINDICATORISCOMPLETELYBLACKasthe
pre‐programmedstentdiametermayhavebeencompromised.
5.Donotusethedeviceifthereareabnormalitiesinthesterilebarrier(e.g.brokenseal,tornorbreachedbarrier)
ortheproduct.
6.Thisdeviceisintendedforone‐timeuseonly.Donotre‐sterilizeand/orreuse.Structuralintegrityand/or
functionmaybeimpairedthroughreuseorcleaning.
7.DonotusetheENROUTETranscarotidStentSystemafterthe“UseBy”datespecifiedonthepackage.
8.DonotusewithEthiodolorLipiodol*contrastmedia,whichmayadverselyaffectthestentdeliverysystem.
*EthiodolandLipiodolareTrademarksofGerbertS.A.
9.Donotexposethedeliverysystemtoorganicsolvents(e.g.,alcohol)asstructuralintegrityand/orfunctionofthe
devicemaybeimpaired.