Posts Tagged ‘Varicose Veins Disorders’
VNUS Medical Technologies Inc., a leading medical agency in developing effective treatment devices for various influx diseases has recently declared the launch of the “VNUS ClosureFAST Catheter”, a major advance in the treatment of the underlying cause of varicose veins. This was presented at the ‘American Venous Forum ‘which had a panel of the entire distinguished physicians all over America.
“ClosureFAST” is an ‘endovenous radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter’. It is designed to heat, shrink and close diseased ‘saphenous veins (large leg veins)’ in three to five minutes of RF treatment. The procedure which is performed at a physician’s office is found to be as quick as the laser ablation devices. Moreover it is more comforting as it causes minimal pain and bruising. The entire procedure can now be completed with in half the time required by the old RF-based devices. It takes approximately 16 minutes to complete the whole procedure, right from insertion of the catheter to removal.
The effectiveness of “VNUS ClosureFAST” has been already been supported by the various clinical trials and the results related to the patient comfort levels. Already been used profusely among various physicians, it claims to gain more popularity in the coming years. ‘ClosureFAST catheter’ is already been used by various physicians across America and now available for open distribution.
