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NONTHERMAL ABLATION Cyanoacrylate Closure
The VenaSeal™ closure system delivers immediate and lasting vein closure with its proprietary medical adhesive formula.1-5
- Simple, segmental procedure with no risk of thermal nerve injury
- No tumescent anesthesia — limited needle sticks
- Less pain and bruising than thermal energy treatment4
- No post-procedure compression stockings required*3,4
VenaSeal™
Closure System
94.6% closure rate at 5 years1
9 of 10 patients would choose the VenaSeal procedure again1
improvement in VCSS scores from baseline1
THERMAL ABLATION Radiofrequency Energy Closure
The ClosureFast™ RFA system delivers uniform heat and gap-free ablation for lasting vein closure.6-8
- Patented segmental procedure
- Tumescent anesthesia
- Less pain and bruising than laser energy treatment9
- Post-procedure compression stockings required6
ClosureFast™
Radiofrequency
Ablation System
94.9%
Some patients may benefit from the use of compression stockings post-procedure.
References
Morrison, N. VeClose 5-Year Follow-up Extension Study Results. Presented at Charing Cross 2019; London, UK.
Gibson K, Ferris B. Cyanoacrylate closure of incompetent great, small and accessory saphenous veins without the use of post-procedure compression: Initial outcomes of a post-market evaluation of the VenaSeal System (the WAVES Study). Vascular. April 2017;25(2):149-156.
Proebstle TM. The European Multicenter Study on Cyanoacrylate Embolization of Refluxing Great Saphenous Veins without Tumescent Anesthesia and without Compression Therapy. Results presented at: Charing Cross 2016; London, UK
Almeida JI, Javier JJ, Mackay EG, Bautista C, Cher DJ, Proebstle TM. Thirty-sixth-month follow-up of first-in-human use of cyanoacrylate adhesive for treatment of saphenous vein incompetence. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. September 2017;5(5):658-666.
Morrison N, Kolluri R, Vasquez M, Madsen M, Jones A, Gibson K. Comparison of cyanoacrylate closure and radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of incompetent great saphenous veins: 36-Month outcomes of the VeClose randomized controlled trial. Phlebology. November 7, 2018;268355518810259.
Morrison N, Gibson K, McEnroe S, et al. Randomized trial comparing cyanoacrylate embolization and radiofrequency ablation for incompetent great saphenous veins (VeClose). J Vasc Surg. April 2015;61(4):985-994.
Proebstle TM, Alm BJ, Göckeritz O, et al. Five-year results from the prospective European multicentre cohort study on radiofrequency segmental thermal ablation for incompetent great saphenous veins. Br J Surg. February 2015;102(3):212-218.
ClosureFast and ClosureFast RFS Patents. Available at: https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/medtronic-com/global/Corporate/meaningful-innovation/documents/CVG-Patent-Marking.pdf.pdf. Accessed July 10, 2019.
Almeida JI, Kaufman J, Göckeritz O, et al. Radiofrequency endovenous ClosureFAST versus laser ablation for the treatment of great saphenous reflux: A multicenter, single-blinded, randomized study (RECOVERY Study). J Vasc Interv Radiol. June 2009;20(6):752-759.