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Two main device concepts currently shape this field: integrated unibody branch platforms, represented by Castor and the second-generation Cratos, and modular retrograde-branch systems, represented by the Gore TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE). The Castor\/Cratos evidence base is broader and older, and is mainly centered on type B aortic dissection, with prospective multicenter and real-world data showing favorable branch patency and aortic remodeling. By contrast, TBE evidence is expanding rapidly and is supported by prospective midterm data in arch aneurysms as well as by increasingly large post-commercial series and comparative analyses across zones 0\u20132. Beyond outcomes, the two platforms differ substantially in branch directionality, potential contribution to proximal fixation, modularity, branch diameter range, proximal landing requirements, access profile, and regulatory\/off-the-shelf availability, all of which have direct consequences for anatomical suitability in dissection, aneurysm disease, and trauma. 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