First Patient Enrolled in Study Evaluating Performance of Spectranetics Laser Ablation Followed by GORE VIABAHN(R) Endoprosthesis...

Physician-sponsored study to examine combination therapy for lower limb in-stent restenosis in patients treated for Peripheral Vascular Disease
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. & COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) and Spectranetics (NASDAQ: SPNC ) today announced the enrollment of the first two patients in the VIVA II: SALVAGE Trial. The patients were treated by Dr. Eric Dippel at Midwest Cardiovascular Research in Davenport, Iowa. The physician-sponsored SALVAGE Trial, is designed to evaluate the safety and performance of the GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface and the Spectranetics TURBO-Booster® and TURBO elite® laser catheter with the CVX-300® Excimer Laser System for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA). Specifically, the study will evaluate the effectiveness of this combination therapy as a treatment for patients with chronic lower-limb ischemia associated with femoro-popliteal in-stent restenosis.

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