Welcome to Bard Peripheral Vascular – where a tradition of vascular innovation spans decades of focusing on improving the quality of patients’ lives.

From C. R. Bard’s first arterial prosthesis developed in 1954, Bard and the division of Bard Peripheral Vascular have demonstrated commitment to innovative medical technology by introducing surgical and interventional devices for peripheral vascular patency, while providing exceptional service and support to surgeons, interventionalists and radiologists.

The first commercially available ePTFE graft (expanded polytetraflouroethylene) was used for AV access, introduced by IMPRA^†, Inc. in 1975. ePTFE is used in vascular prosthetic applications like grafts, which are commonly used to surgically bypass diseased arteries or to provide blood access for hemodialysis. ePTFE can also be used to cover stents, is readily accepted by body tissue, pliable, is easily sutured. It has an excellent history as an implant material in many applications.

Since then, an impressive track record of medical device innovations has kept Bard in the forefront of vascular innovations:

1954

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First arterial prosthesis developed by Bard

1975

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First commercially available ePTFE graft introduced by IMPRA^†
First tapered graft
First stepped graft

1980

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First externally supported graft
First IMPRA^† Flex^† graft

1985

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First small beading graft
First CenterFlex^† graft for AV Access

1991

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Simon Nitinol Filter^†

Introduced Simon Nitinol Filter^†

1994

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First and only carbon-impregnated graft for arterial bypass and reconstruction
First IMPRA^† Carboflo^† Vascular Graft

1997

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First and only carbon-impregnated graft for AV Access

1998

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First “cuffed” graft for AV Access Venaflo^† Vascular Graft
First Venaflo^† graft with carbon for AV Access
Introduced Memotherm^† Nitinol Stent
Introduced Centurion^† PTA Dilatation Catheter

1999

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Distaflo^† Bypass Graft

Introduced Distaflo^† Bypass Graft – the first “cuffed” graft for below knee bypass and reconstruction

2000

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Introduced memotherm-FLEXX^† Biliary Stent

2001

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Introduced Luminexx^† Biliary Stent

2002

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Conquest^† PTA Dilatation Catheter

Introduced:
Conquest^† PTA Dilatation Catheter
Luminexx^† 6F Biliary Stent

2003

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Fluency^† Tracheobronchial Stent Graft

Recovery^† Filter System

Introduced:
Distaflo^† Bypass Graft with Small Cuff
Fluency^† Tracheobronchial Stent Graft
Conformexx^† Biliary Stent
Recovery^† Filter System
Recovery Cone^† Removal System

2004

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Introduced:
Atlas^† PTA Dilatation Catheter
Luminexx^† Biliary Stent with PerforMAXX^† Grip

^† Bard, IMPRA, Simon Nitinol Filter, Carboflo, Distaflo, Recovery and Recovery Cone are registered
trademarks of C. R. Bard, Inc., or an affiliate.
Flex, CenterFlex, Venaflo, Memotherm, Centurion, Memotherm-FLEXX, Luminexx, Conquest, Fluency,
Conformexx, Atlas and PerforMAXX are trademarks of C. R. Bard, Inc., or an affiliate.
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