University Hospital Galway achieves global first with complex venous obstructions device

Irish hospital becomes first in world to trial new device to treat complex venous obstruction

Catheter system designed to treat blocked or damaged leg veins that have previously been stented and fail to return blood efficiently to the heart The post Irish hospital becomes first in world to trial new device to treat complex venous obstruction appeared first on Irish Medical Times.

University Hospital Galway achieves global first with complex venous obstructions device

University Hospital Galway has achieved a global medical breakthrough by becoming the first hospital in the world to successfully trial a revolutionary new catheter device, designed to treat complex venous obstructions, particularly blocked or damaged leg veins that have previously been stented and fail to return blood efficiently to the heart. The Recana Thrombectomy Catheter System, developed by InterVene, Inc., is the first fully integrated m…