Loyola surgeons use new, less invasive catheter technique to treat cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis patient Daniel Sammons had undergone a successful double lung transplant at Loyola University Medical Center, but he still had one major health issue.

There was a severe narrowing in a large vein, called the superior vena cava, which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck and arms.

Sammons, 19, would turn purple when he sat or stood…

Interim results from Spectranetics laser atherectomy catheter study on ISR

Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq:SPNC) today announced six month interim results from the PATENT (Photo-Ablation using the TURBO-Booster® and Excimer Laser for In-Stent Restenosis Treatment) study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Spectranetics peripheral laser atherectomy catheters for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) in the femoropopliteal artery in the leg. There is no device currently cleared or approved by the FDA to treat peripheral…