Endologix Inc. shares rose 8.8% in pre-market trade Thursday after the company said it removed a temporary hold on shipments of some of its medical devices. Shares rose 2.6% in official trade so far. All sizes of the AFX Endovascular AAA System and some sizes of the AFX2 Endovascular AAA System will be shipped out and used in medical procedures “effective immediately,” though testing and improvements on other sizes of the AFX2 system were ongoing, the company said. The hold had been announced on Tuesday. Endologix shares dropped 22.6% week-to-date. Shares have dropped 43.7% year-to-date, compared with a 10.2% rise in the S&P 500 .
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