Route 92 Medical today announced the commercial launch of the FreeClimb 88 catheter system comprising the FreeClimb 88 catheter and the Tenzing 8 delivery catheter—all designed to work with the Base Camp sheath.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k)-cleared FreeClimb 88 catheter system offers reliable navigation through tortuous anatomy in the neurovasculature, and is available in 125cm and 132cm lengths to provide clinicians with the flexibility they need to reach their targeted locations, as stated in a Route 92 press release.
“Having a broader set of tools gives clinicians greater flexibility when treating difficult cases,” said Ajit Puri (University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Boston, USA). “The 0.088-inch catheter systems will make procedures easier by minimising setup complexity, providing vessel size matching leading to distal flow control during the delivery of therapeutic devices, and leveraging the strengths of the Tenzing product design to improve navigation.”
The tapered tip of the patented Tenzing 8 delivery catheter significantly reduces ‘ledge effect’ and allows the FreeClimb 88 catheter to consistently navigate past the ophthalmic artery and predictably reach the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), Route 92 claims. Tenzing’s soft, tapered tip provides atraumatic tracking in the neurovasculature, and was designed to reach the targeted locations without the use of a microcatheter, the recent release adds.
“Route 92 Medical continues to advance neurovascular intervention through a suite of solutions designed to work harmoniously to address acute ischaemic stroke,” said Tony Chou, chief executive officer of Route 92. “The FreeClimb 88 access catheter system, powered by Tenzing, addresses the unmet need for effective, super-bore catheters that can reach the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery consistently. Route 92 Medical is dedicated to giving clinicians new tools to treat their most complex cases.”
Route 92’s family of FreeClimb and HiPoint products simplify endovascular thrombectomy procedures by allowing clinicians to select the optimal length and size of access or aspiration catheter for every case, according to the company. Its FreeClimb and HiPoint products are powered by custom-sized Tenzing delivery catheters, allowing for rapid and predictable delivery to the targeted location.
The FreeClimb 88 system joins the company’s growing 88 portfolio, including the Monopoint system, powered by the HiPoint 88 and Tenzing 8 catheters, and Base Camp sheath.
