As the U.S. population ages, there
is growing awareness of PVD and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as potentially
significant public health concerns. In their search for effective treatments
for these conditions, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons
and interventional radiologists are devising innovative ways to combine
drug and device therapies. The AngioJet System
is readily adaptable to this type of combination
therapy. In fact, Possis has plans to support clinical and investigational
trials designed to explore the use of the AngioJet System in combination
with lytic drugs for accelerated treatment of symptomatic iliofemoral
or femoral DVT.
Possis Medical’s market development efforts for combination therapies
will include efforts to improve the reimbursement
patterns for these innovative treatments.
As we step toward the future, Possis is also investing more in post-market
clinical studies to gather additional clinical data supporting
both peripheral and coronary use of the AngioJet technology. The AJILE
study (of AngioJet for Ischemic Arterial Occlusions in Lower Extremities)
of 42 patients is now complete, and we have accelerated enrollment for
the AiMI (AngioJet in Myocardial Infarction) study with enrollment currently
at more than 360 patients. This study explores the use of AngioJet Rheolytic
thrombectomy in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial
infarction or heart attack.
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