Cohort B of the Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the NovaCross™ Micro-catheter
Coronary Occlusion
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Coronary Occlusion
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult aged 25-80
- Patient understands and has signed the study informed consent form
- Patient has an angiographic documented Chronic Total Occlusion (i.e. >3 months occlusion duration) showing distal TIMI flow 0, with a reference diameter of at least 2 millimeters.
- Left ventricle ejection fraction > 25%
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient unable to give informed consent.
- Elevated CK-MB or troponin at baseline
- Patient is known or suspected not to tolerate the contrast agent
- Chronic Total Occlusion is located in aorto-ostial location, SVG CTO, in-stent occlusion
- Appearance of a fresh thrombus or intraluminal filling defects
- Intolerance to Aspirin and/or inability to tolerate a second antiplatelet agent (Clopidogrel and Prasugrel and Ticagrelor)
- Cardiac intervention within 4 weeks of the procedure
- Severe renal insufficiency with eGFR<30 ml/min/1.72 m2
- Congestive heart failure [New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III\IV] CSA Class IV
- Life expectancy < 2 years due to other illnesses
Acute or unstable medical disorder/disease that may cause a risk to patient, including:
i. Recent myocardial infarction (MI) (within the past two weeks) ii. Significant anemia (e.g. hemoglobin < 8.0 mg / dl) iii. Recent major cerebrovascular event (history of stroke or TIA within 1 month) iv. Severe uncontrolled systemic hypertension (e.g., >180/100 mmHg) v. Unstable angina requiring emergent percutaneous trans-luminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Sites / Locations
- Little Rock Medical Center
- Nyph/Cumc
- York Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
NovaCross
the NovaCross is a guidewire positioning and support micro-catheter for improving chronic total occlusion (CTO) crossability. The NovaCross gains its supportive characteristics through the use of a unique operator-controlled Nitinol scaffold and an extandable segment, both at its distal tip.