IDSA
Pathway PV Atherectomy System
Gold Award
Category: Medical & Scientific
Client: Pathway Medical (U.S.)
Design: Peter Bristol, Paul Leonard, Keith Schubert, Pat Vilbrandt, and Stephanie Barnes, Carbon Design Group (U.S.); Shannon Eubanks, Joel Relethford and engineering team, Pathway Medical (U.S.)
The Pathway System is a minimally invasive medical system used to remove plaque from peripheral arteries. The adjustable-diameter cutting tip rotates up to 60,000 rpm to remove plaque without causing trauma to arterial walls. A proprietary process is used to irrigate the blockage with saline and remove the plaque from arteries without allowing particulates to enter the bloodstream.
