Michigan Vascular Center Firsts
| 1963: First open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy in Mid-Michigan |
| 1963: First Carotid Endarterectomy in Mid-Michigan |
| 1963: First Femoral-Popliteal Bypass in Mid-Michigan |
| 1975: First in Mid-Michigan to offer Tibial Artery Bypass for limb salvage |
| 1977: Development of a Vascular Registry |
| 1988: First in Flint to implant a Palmaz Stent (R. Iliac Artery) |
| 1992: Mid-Michigan’s first ICAVL-Accredited Vascular Laboratory |
| 1998: Mid-Michigan’s first Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| 2004: Formed Mid-Michigan’s only dedicated non-profit Vascular Clinical Research Center |
| 2004: First in the state of Michigan to implant FDA-approved Carotid stent (manufactured by Guidant, Inc.) |
| 2005: Opened Mid-Michigan’s first free-standing, full service, Hemodialysis Access Center |
| 2005: First and only site in the state of Michigan to implant a superficial femoral artery drug coated stent (manufactured by Cook, Inc.) (Zilver Trial) |
| 2006: First in the state of Michigan to implant FDA approved abdominal aortic aneurysm pressure monitoring device (manufactured by CardioMEMS) |
| 2008: First in the state of Michigan to perform endovascular removal of blood clots from veins (Stride I Clinical Research Trial using the Trellis® 8 device) |
| 2008: Mid-Michigan’s first percutaneous repair of AAA under local anesthesia |
| 2008: Michigan Vascular Center chosen as one of five training sites in the U.S. for the Endologix Powerlink endograft for AAA |
| 2008: First Endologix Powerlink XL AAA endograft implanted in Michigan |
| 2012: First Mobility Center in Michigan and one of the nation’s first, dedicated to the rehabilitation of the amputee |
