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Interventional Vascular Specialists at Klinikum Hochsauerland, Clinic for
Angiology/Clinic for Vascular Surgery in Germany Save Patient’s Arm in Second
Human Compassionate Use of VeinWay’s Traversa for Venous Recanalization
Details of first two clinical compassionate use cases
presented at LINC in Leipzig, Germany
In a second compassionate use case, Klinikum Hochsauerland Clinic’s
interventional vascular surgeon Dr. Stefan Stalhoff, with supervision by
VeinWay scientific advisory board member, interventional angiologist Dr.
Michael Lichtenberg, used VeinWay’s Traversa for venous recanalization
to save a patient’s arm that was in so much pain, that she could not
hold her young children.
The news follows the first-in-human compassionate use case announced
on March 2, 2023, whereby University of Michigan Health Interventional
Radiologists Dr. David M. Williams and Dr. Minhaj S. Khaja used
VeinWay’s Traversa for venous recanalization to save a patient’s leg
that was close to being amputated.
Details of both compassionate use cases were presented recently at
the LINC conference in Leipzig, Germany by Dr. Michael Lichtenberg,
Chief of Angiology Klinikum Hochsauerland, Clinic for Angiology/Clinic
for Vascular Surgery.
VeinWay CEO Jordan Pollack said, “VeinWay’s Traversa helped the
doctors in Germany to successfully cross a previously uncrossable
blockage in the patient’s vein and restore blood flow. The patient
experienced immediate relief of symptoms. I only wish we could have
captured the joy on her face, as she can hold her children again painfree.”
Traversa Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JClDzJQGu-M
Dr. Stalhoff said, “By using the Traversa we saved hours of procedure
time and were able to achieve a goal previously unreachable, with
comparable ease. This makes two successful clinical outcomes using
the Traversa thus far.”
VeinWay is currently engaged in a series A fundraising.
For more information VeinWay and the Traversa, please contact:
info@veinway.com
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Healthcare recruitment woes continue
Healthcare employers are still struggling to source the skills needed within the industry, according to new
research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), the trade association for
the professional recruitment sector.
The data, provided by the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology, revealed that both
job vacancies and application numbers continued to fall in April when compared to the same point last year.
The number of vacancies recorded in April 2023 was the lowest reported at any point in the past 16
months, marking an 18% decline from month-on-month. In addition, application numbers have also dropped
significantly, with the figures recorded in April 2023 down 53% on March’s numbers.
The data highlights that, despite well-publicised strike action, talent shortages for nurses, carers and other
medical staff persist, which will be of concern to NHS hospitals and trusts that are still in dire need of
specialist healthcare professionals.
Ann Swain, Global CEO at APSCo, said:
“The data shows that the continued strike action is influencing both recruitment and applications in the
healthcare sector. With ongoing disputes and a fall in applications as unrest continues, hospitals and Trusts
are facing significant resourcing difficulties that are showing no signs of easing. While there has been some
movement in pay negotiations, the damage to the healthcare labour market that has already been done will
be difficult to reverse, suggesting that struggles will only continue in the sector.”
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