Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

This channel includes news, interventions, and new technology innovations for peripheral artery diease, PAD and critical limb ischemia.

Medtronic Inc. is recalling its HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System product due to the risk of the guidewire within the catheter moving downward or prolapsing when force is applied during use.

News | Atherectomy Devices

Medtronic Recalls HawkOne Atherectomy System Due to Risk of Tip Damage During Use

January, 24, 2022 — Medtronic Inc. is recalling its HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System product due to the risk of ...

January 24, 2022

The Endologix PQ Bypass System is a percutaneous femoral-popliteal bypass system that enables a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure to put a graft in a patient's femoral vein to bypass blockages in the SFA.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

First-of-its-Kind Outpatient Transcatheter Leg Artery Bypass Procedure Performed

January 17, 2022 – The Vascular Care Group (TVCG) announced Stephen J. Hoenig M.D., successfully completed a ...

January 17, 2022

An Abbott Vascular survey found one in four physicians surveyed feel lack of technology makes an accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease a key obstacle to an accurate diagnosis. Getty Images

News | Cardiac Diagnostics

Research Finds Challenges in Vascular Disease Symptom Recognition and Diagnostic Testing Impacts Patient Satisfaction

November 10, 2021 — Abbott released new global market research from its Beyond Intervention initiative, the company’s ...

November 10, 2021

A new large-scale, real-world analysis of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outcomes data from of peripheral vascular interventions guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) showed a 32% reduction in major adverse limb events, such as amputations, during lower extremity arterial intervention.

News | Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

IVUS Improved Outcomes in Largest Real-world Analysis of Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions

November 9 2021 — A new large-scale, real-world analysis of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outcomes ...

November 09, 2021

Philips, a global leader in health technology and IVUS solutions, announced that a worldwide committee of 40 cross-specialty medical experts achieved the first-ever consensus for the appropriate use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in peripheral vascular disease (PVD) interventions

News | Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)

First-ever Global Consensus for the Appropriate Use of IVUS in Peripheral Vascular Disease Interventions

October 20, 2021 — Philips, a global leader in health technology and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) solutions ...

October 20, 2021

The objective of this clinical investigation has been to evaluate safety and performance outcomes of SELUTION SLR, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus-eluting balloon, for the treatment of long tibial occlusive lesions (TASC C & D) in patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI). It was presented at VIVA 2021.

News | Drug-Eluting Balloons

18-Month Below-the-Knee Data With MedAlliance’s SELUTION SLR Presented at VIVA

October 20, 2021 — 18-month results from the PRESTIGE* Below-the-Knee (BTK) study have been presented as a late-breaking ...

October 20, 2021

the Eluvia stent exhibited superiority with a primary patency rate of 85.4% versus 76.3% with BMS (p=0.0077).1 The analysis also confirmed a significantly greater rate of sustained clinical improvement without reintervention

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Boston Scientific Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System Exhibits Superiority Compared to Bare Metal Stents

October 20, 2021 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data for the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent ...

October 20, 2021

Some of the top technology news from ACC 2021. Top left, the LAAOS III trial showed benefit when surgeons seal off the LAA during other open heart procedures. Bottom left, the ReCor Paradise renal denervation system helped lower blood pressure in patients who did not respond to medication. Top right, for patients with both heart failure and AFib it makes no differences is therapy is focused on controlling the heart rhythm or heart rate. Bottom right, the FLOWER-MI trial found no benefit to FFR-guided PCI.

Feature | ACC | By Dave Fornell, Editor

Key Cardiology Technology Takeaways at ACC 2021

Here are the top 10 takeaways from the late-breaking studies on cardiovascular technologies presented at the 2021 Americ ...

June 08, 2021

Two years ago a study raised concerns that paclitaxel-coated devices may cause increased mortality in peripheral artery disease patients. However, numerous studies now show there is no risk of increased mortality. The most recent study is the SAFE-PAD study presented at ACC.21.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

SAFE-PAD Study Shows No Safety Issues With Paclitaxel-coated Devices In Peripheral Artery Disease

June 7, 2021 — A couple years ago a study showed a mortality safety signal in patients who underwent peripheral artery ...

June 07, 2021

The anticoagulant rivaroxaban (Xarelto), in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the occurrence of total severe events of the heart, limb or brain and issues related to other vascular complications in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who underwent lower extremity revascularization. The findings from the VOYAGER PAD trial were presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2021 Scientific Session.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Rivaroxaban Reduces First and Total Ischemic Events in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

May 17, 2021 — The anticoagulant rivaroxaban (Xarelto), in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the ...

May 17, 2021

News | Venous Therapies

FDA Clears Zilver Vena Venous Self-Expanding Stent

February 22, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the Cook Medical Zilver Vena Venous ...

February 22, 2021

An interventional radiologist consults with a patient in an out patient cath lab at a Modern Vascular clinic. The company is building several out patient clinics to capture a share of the interventional market for peripheral artery disease (PAD) catheter-based therapies.

News | Cardiovascular Business

Modern Vascular Opens New Outpatient Cath Lab to Treat Peripheral Artery Disease

February 3, 2021 — Modern Vascular is a medical group that has 13 outpatient cath lab clinics to treat peripheral artery ...

February 03, 2021

The Pedra Blood Perfusion Index tracks real-time changes in foot tissue perfusion attendant with balloon inflation and deflation during an angioplasty procedure.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Pedra Tissue Perfusion System Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

January 26, 2021 — Pedra Technology, a privately held company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

January 26, 2021

A peripheral artery disease (PAD) patient CT scan showing blockages in the femoral arteries in the legs with collateral flow in the leg on the right.

News | Stents Bioresorbable

First-In-Human Use Reported for Bioresorbable Efemoral Vascular Scaffold System

December 16, 2020 — Efemoral Medical announced the first-in-human (FIH) use of the its Efemoral bioresorbable vascular ...

December 16, 2020

The FDA-Cleared XO Score is different. XO Score technology allows users to convert basic angioplasty balloons in the hospital's existing inventory into sophisticated scoring, cutting, and infusion/delivery devices.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

New Angioplasty System Dilates Calcified and Fibrotic Vessels

November 13, 2020 — The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared XO Score system was successfully used to ...

November 13, 2020