Covidien has unveiled its latest Trellis peripheral infusion system, “the only pharmacomechanical thrombolysis device that enables focused treatment of blood clots that lead to Post-thrombotic Syndrome (PTS),” according to the company. Two balloons are used to cut off the area where the thrombus so that the drug delivered to the clot stays concentrated precisely where needed. To help break up the clot and spread the lytic drug around, the wire between the balloons through which drug is infused through can be made to vibrate within the vein.
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