Addressing the final frontier in interventional cardiology
Elumn8 Medical plans to transform the treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) with the Acolyte™ System - the first combination imaging and crossing device designed to simplify the treatment of CTOs.
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Chronic total occlusions represent one of the most persistent challenges in cardiology
>250,000
Diagnosed chronic total occlusions (CTOs) by coronary angiogram in the US each year
>1.8M
US Patients living with persistent chest pain, decreased quality of life and reduced exercise capacity due to untreated CTOs
Minimally-invasive treatment of chronic total occlusions is significantly underpenetrated
CTO-PCI
Endovascular crossing attempts using wires and catheters are performed only in a minority of eligible patients because there are no reliable, effective and easy-to-use tools available
CABG
Highly invasive coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) open-heart surgery is a morbid and costly procedure, yet is still performed almost 10x as often as CTO-PCI in the US every year
Medical Management
1.8M patients in the US live with angina that is medically managed. 80% of patients with a CTO report significant angina despite their medical therapy. They could potentially benefit from revascularization of the CTO