Calcified = Stent Recoil
Calcified = Stent Fracture
Calcified = Mallapposed

The .0120 Guide Wire used in OAS Atherectomy Severely Calcified Coronary Arteries present challenges when recrossing a newly implanted stent with traditional .014 PTCA Balloons:

- Crossing Profile is an average of .0185.

- When recrossing a stent strut over a .012 guide wire the tip of the traditional .014/.0185 compatible balloons hang up (Fish Mouth) on the edge of the implanted stent.

With the recently approved Skived Tip Technology by Trireme Medical Inc. Stent Strut Recoil caused by Calcific Disease common in Type C lesions (especially on a bend) provides a Safer and more Effective Approach then traditional PTCA options.

Skived Tip Technology with a .016 crossing profile is 20% tighter around the PTCA guidewire which reduces the chance of "fish mouthing" and hanging up on the Stent Strut.

Above is an example of Skived Tip Technology. This enables the operator to


Skived Tip Technology also provides a Safer and more Effective approach to Side Branch Access with a More Predictable and Controllable outcome.

Skived Tip Technology may also save procedure time and contrast in these very sick patients with multiple risk factors as well as Co-Morbidities associated with this patient population.

Skived Tip Technology may also reduce 30 MACE Readmission Rates associated with Technical Complications during procedures. As of 10/2014 the Hospitals will be responsible for the Readmission Cost that is an average of $50-60k per event.