Coil Summit

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Part 1: Biomaterials Basics

1. Introduction | 2 min | Dr. Jafar Golzarian, Dr. Marc Sapoval, Dr. Gary Siskin
2. Understanding Coil Materials: What an IR Should Know
   Coil Materials: The Metals | 12 min | Ben Fischer, Cook Medical
   Coil Materials: The Coating
   – Fibers | 6 min | Khoi Le, Medtronic
   – Hydrogels | 6 min | Wendy Beuthin, Terumo
   Coil Materials: The Manufacturing Process | 12 min | Dan Tomaschko, Boston Scientific
3. Understanding Coil Characteristics: What an IR Should Know | 10 min | Dr. Gary Siskin
4. Panel Discussion
   Coils Materials: Summary | 5 min | Dr. Dania Daye
   Engineer Discussion on Coils Characteristics and Trade-Offs | 15 min | Wendy Beuthin, Ben Fischer, Khoi Le, Dave Barry, Dan Tomaschko

Break | 5 min

Industry Sponsored Session – Terumo

Volume and Reliable Occlusion – Clinical Use of Hydrogel Coil Technology in Peripheral Embolization | 15 min | Dr. Marcelo Guimaraes

Part 2: From the Bench to the Patient –How the materials and characteristics translate into clinical use

1. Measuring the Packing Density: How accurate and helpful it is? | 8 min | Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelage
2. Case discussion: When do we know that we have packed enough? | 8 min | Dr. Luc Defreyne
3. Debate: Maximizing Vessel Occlusion vs Minimizing Vessel Recanalization: Are these efforts incompatible?
   Hydrogel Coils | 5 min | Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelage
   Bare Metal Coils | 5 min | Dr. Parag Patel
   Fibered Coils | 5 min | Dr. Sarah White
4. Panel Discussion | 25 min | All presenters

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Part 1: Materials and Techniques

1. Coils – What is out there? | 15 min | Dr. Jafar Golzarian, Dr. Marc Sapoval
2. Case discussions – Focus on Technique | 5 min case + 3 min discussion per case
   Vessel sacrifice: Frame and fill | Dr. Parag Patel
   Making the case for Pushable coils | Dr. John Kaufman
   Closing large vessels – Combining Embolic materials | Dr. Rahul Patel
   Closing high-flow vessels | Dr. Chuck Martin
3. “Bad Coiling”: Dealing with Mishaps During Coil Embolization Procedures | 10 min | Dr. Sarah White

Break | 5 min

Part 2: Material Selection and Why

1. Case Discussions – Focus on Coil Selection | 5 min per case
   Trauma Case: Making the case for fibered coil | Dr. John Kaufman
   Renal bleeding: Making the case for low-profile coils | Dr. Parag Patel
   Pelvic Venous Disease: Best coil for venous applications | Dr. Gloria Salazar
   SMA aneurysm: Save the vessel | Dr. Chuck Martin
   Hypogastric Embolization: Newer coils | Dr. Rahul Patel
   Hemorrhoids: what coils? | Dr. Vincent Vidal
   Adjunctive Coil Embolization in PAE | Dr. Marc Sapoval
   GI Bleeding: What coil profile do I like? | Dr. Dania Daye
   Embolization of Priapism: Making the case for Neuro coils | Dr. Jafar Golzarian
2. Panel Discussion | 15 min | All presenters
   Coil Selection, Unmet needs
   Back door/front door coiling. When?
   Anticoagulation and coiling
   Unmet needs
   The ideal coil