Avinger’s Laser-Guided Catheter
The Pantheris device could be “a game changer for patient care.”
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Innovator: John Simpson
Age: 72
Medical doctor and chairman of Avinger, a 200-employee medical-device company in Redwood City, Calif.
Form and function
The Pantheris catheter’s laser camera lets surgeons see inside blood vessels as its cutting instrument is removing fatty deposits, making it much safer than conventional methods of treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD).