Clinical Trial of Novel Infusion Device for Below the Knee Angioplasty Begins in Germany

Today Mercator MedSystems announced the start of a clinical trial for its Bullfrog® Micro-Infusion Device which will treat the blockage post-angioplasty (or atherectomy) with a dose of dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory steroid, in the hopes of preventing the build-up of scar tissue which leads to restenosis of the vessel. Prof. Dr. Dierk Scheinert commented, "We are very excited with the start of this important clinical trial. There remains a real need for enhancements in therapy for treating patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). We aim to show with this trial that the therapy can improve the outcomes in this desperate condition."
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