Deep venous valve insufficiency treated for 1st time with new system in Turkey

By Ugur Aslanhan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Two patients have been treated for deep venous insufficiency, a chronic medical condition afflicting the blood vessels of a person's lower limbs, with a new system known as extravascular remodeling, developed in the laboratories of Turkish multinational company Invamed-RD Global.

The firm said in a statement that it continues its efforts on deep venous insufficiency, which can lead to the loss of a patient's foot and is widely treated via open surgery, though this is known to carry the risk of causing pain, thrombosis, and infection in patients, among other issues of effectiveness and various serious complications.

Extravascular remodeling, developed by expert researchers and scientists at Invamed-RD Global, involves the reshaping of the blood vessels' structure through a special mapping method that allows for vessels to again function correctly.

The system allows for treatment from outside the vein, minimizing the risk of thrombosis, which is seen in methods involving mechanical implants inside the vessel, and allowing patients to return to their normal livestyles.

"Deep vein insufficiency is a disease that is seriously studied all over the world, and we have developed a new method for the treatment of venous insufficiency with extravascular stenting without damaging the vein. We have shown that this can be effective in early applications. We continue to further study this method," said Dr. Turhan Yavuz, a heart surgeon at the Suleyman Demirel University in southwestern Turkey.

Along with his team of expert physicians, Yavuz successfully used the extravascular remodeling system to treat deep venous insufficiency.​​​​​​​