Gore Gained FDA Approval for First Deep Venous Stent Indicated for the IVC and Iliofemoral Veins
On January 06, 2026, W. L. Gore & Associates’ medical business (Gore) announced that it had received FDA approval for the GORE® VIABAHN® FORTEGRA Venous Stent, formerly known as the GORE® VIAFORT Vascular Stent, marking it as the first device approved for the treatment of deep venous disease in the inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac, and iliofemoral veins.
The FORTEGRA Venous Stent, which became the latest addition to the VIABAHN® Device family, was specifically designed to treat patients with deep venous disease. The device featured an open-structure, self-ex...