February 8, 2010

Volcano Acquires Lumen's Xtract Aspiration Catheter

February 9, 2010—Volcano Corporation (San Diego, CA) announced that it has acquired the Xtract thrombus aspiration catheter device line from Lumen Biomedical, Inc. (Maple Grove, MN). In May 2009, Volcano became the exclusive global distributor of the Xtract catheter, which supports the care of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The device features a large, singlelumen design, circular right-angle tip, and curved directional distal segment, the company stated.

Volcano noted that as a result of the strength of recent clinical studies, a new recommendation acknowledging that the use of aspiration thrombectomy is reasonable to treat STEMI was a key change in the updated STEMI and percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines issued in December 2009 by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

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February 8, 2010

Volcano Acquires Lumen's Xtract Aspiration Catheter

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