De Alexandra Panaitescu 
Barcelona, February 13th, 2026 – iVascular has announced the enrolment of the first patient in the fenCo clinical study, marking the initiation of a European clinical trial evaluating iCover in fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) for the treatment of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. The study is designed to assess the performance and safety of the iCover balloon-expandable, ePTFE-covered stent when used as a bridging stent graft in complex aortic anatomies.
fenCo is a prospective, single-arm, European multicenter study that will enrol up to 165 patients across 24 centers in five countries over a 12-month enrolment period. The trial’s co-primary endpoints are bridging stent patency — defined as the absence of binary restenosis at 12 months — and the absence of target vessel instability from implantation through the 12-month follow-up.
The first patient was enrolled at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (Bordeaux, France) by the team led by Prof. Eric Ducasse, principal Investigator together with Prof. Riambau (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain), commented on this milestone:
“We are proud to be participating in the fenCo trial and to have successfully enrolled our first patient. This milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to improving outcomes for our patients. We expect all sites to start their recruitment in the upcoming months” – Prof. Ducasse
“The initiation of the fenCo trial represents a key step toward generating robust clinical evidence on the use of FEVAR with iCover in patients with complex aortic aneurysms.”– Prof. Riambau
Recent physician-initiated iCover studies in FEVAR have reported high technical success rates (94–97.6%), excellent target vessel patency, and a favorable safety profile in complex aortic anatomies. The results of the fenCo study are expected to further support the role of iCover as a bridging stent in FEVAR procedures.
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iCover is a balloon-expandable ePTFE-covered stent with radiopaque markers on the stent, specially designed for iliac and EVAR procedures. iCover is the completely encapsulated stent with the smallest profiles (6Fr up to ø8mm) and offers excellent navigability to enhance the procedure.
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