Vascular Disease

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Varicose Veins

Treatments

The VNUS Closure™ Procedure

ClosureFAST Procedure

Radiofrequency (RF) endovenous ablation is a minimally invasive procedure for treating venous reflux disease, using RF to heat and seal diseased veins thereby reducing or eliminating existing varicose veins. With the VNUS® ClosureFAST™ catheter, the only RF ablation device on the market today for the treatment of venous reflux, radiofrequency energy is delivered through a heating element seven centimeters long to heat the collagen within the vein walls and cause the shrinkage and collapse of the vessel.

The Closure™ procedure is generally performed using local anesthesia, typically in a hospital theatre or an outpatient facility. The ClosureFAST catheter is inserted into the vein through a tiny incision below the knee. Guided by ultrasound imaging, the vascular surgeon treats each 7cm. segment of vein with a 20-second burst of RF energy, causing the vessel to shrink around the catheter. The vascular surgeon withdraws the catheter, treating each segment until the entire vessel has been sealed. An average 45cm length vein can be treated in this manner in three to five minutes.

In a clinical trial comparing Closure to laser, patients treated with Closure experienced less pain, less bruising and fewer complications with the Closure system.1 And one-year clinical data has shown the ClosureFAST™ catheter to be more than 97.4% effective in preventing reflux recurrence.2

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1. Deitzek A.,Cohen L. and Cohen S.R. ClosureFAST is Better Than First Generation Radiofrequency Ablation: A Quantum Leap Forward. Veith Symposium 2007. New York, NY

2. Dietzek A, Two-Year Follow-Up Data From A Prospective, Multicenter Study Of The Efficacy Of The ClosureFAST Catheter, 35th Annual Veith Symposium. November 19, 2008. New York.