Vivasure Launches Large Bore Closure Device in Europe

Typically, transcatheter endovascular procedures require large bore femoral artery access. Vivasure Medical has come up with PerQseal, a device that can be used to close these large bore arterial punctures and return the artery to its natural state.
“PerQseal is a patch-based implant,” Gerard Brett, co-founder and CEO of Vivasure, told MD+DI. “It’s a patch that seals [and heals] from the inside. What we do is deliver a very thin membrane patch system into the vessel bringing that patch back to the puncture hole.”
He added, “if you’ve ever repaired a bicycle inner tube puncture you would typically put a patch on the outside of the inner tube and then reassemble it. Imagine if you could put that patch on the inside of the inner tube and how effective it could be, because what it does is it allows you to take advantage of the pressure inside the tube. We take advantage of the blood pressure that’s inside the vessel.”
The Galway Ireland-based company recently launched the technology in Europe and has plans to eventually come to the U.S., Japan and then Asia.
“For us the next major target is the U.S., Brett said. “We’re working toward achieving our IDE study approval and enrollment in 2019.”
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Source: MDDI - November 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news