Elegant solution to a longstanding problem: how a simple endograft explant innovation could circumvent a thorny problem in vascular care

Kellie R Brown (Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA) speaks to Vascular News about a newly US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved endograft explant device (XplantR; Hjärta Care), which she co-developed with a former medical device rep partner. Described by Brown as a simple, yet “elegant” and unique solution to a longstanding problem, she explains how the device was conceived, details its journey to market, and offers advice for fellow physician-innovators with ideas they believe could advance vascular care.