RightHealth

Posts Tagged ‘blocked’

January 9, 2009

Texas Hospital First To Use New Device For Blocked Arteries »

The Heart Hospital of Austin just became the first hospital in the world to use a new technique, approved by the FDA in August 2008, to successfully treat a patient with peripheral artery disease (PAD).  Called Stereotaxis RF Power Assert Magnetic Guidewire, the technique employs the use of magnets for better control and improved accuracy in removing plaques from clogged vessels, in this case the patient had a 100% blockage in the main artery of one of his legs. Once the blockage is reached, the tip of the guidewire can burn a small passage through the blockage, allowing physicians to then use existing techniques to open up the blockage further. Peripheral artery disease affects 12 million Americans, and if left untreated, it can cause ulcerations and gangrene that significantly increase the risk of losing a limb.

Read more and share your opinion.

 

Posted by Steven / January 9, 2009 2:05 am / Permalink / Comments (9) / Trackbacks (0)