IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELGX), developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the Company's U.S. clinical trial to evaluate the Ventana™ Fenestrated Stent Graft System for the endovascular repair of juxtarenal and pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). The procedure was performed by Matthew Eagleton, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Vascular Surgery). National Principal Investigator Daniel G. Clair, MD (Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation) proctored the procedure.