PLANO, Texas – The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano* recently completed the first robotic-assisted peripheral intervention in Texas. The procedure has been performed using Corindus Vascular Robotics CorPath System—the first and only Food and Drug Administration-cleared medical device used for robotic-assisted peripheral vascular interventions. These procedures involve placing stents in small arteries in intestines or legs to improve blood flow.
"The ability to now leverage robotic precision in treating patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an important addition to our range of treatment options," said John Kedora, MD, vice chairman of vascular surgical services. "Procedure time as well as recovery time are usually reduced when performed robotically, improving the care of our patients." The procedure was done Feb. 13, 2017.
The FDA clearance for the CorPath 200 System in peripheral interventions was based on results from a clinical trial known as RAPID (Robotic-assisted Peripheral Intervention for Peripheral Artery Disease) Study conducted at Medical University Graz in Austria.
Peripheral vascular procedures can be lengthy and lead to a high level of radiation exposure for physicians performing these procedures. The RAPID Study demonstrated that the CorPath 200 System can successfully be used to treat peripheral disease, and previous studies have shown that using the CorPath System will reduce radiation exposure significantly for physicians. The CorPath System demonstrated 100 percent device and clinical success in the study. Additional benefits include greater surgical precision and a minimally invasive surgical approach. The benefits of robotic precision with CorPath 200 are the same in peripheral interventions as they are for coronary interventions.
"We are proud to be the first medical center in Texas to expand our CorPath Vascular Robotic Program into the realm of peripheral intervention," said Mark Valentine, president, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano. "The expansion of the CorPath System at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano further emphasizes our commitment to finding advanced treatment options for our patients."
*Joint ownership with physicians.
About The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano (THHBP), Joint ownership with physicians, is a physician-owned cardiovascular specialty hospital with the highest cardiac surgery volume in Texas and the DFW Metroplex*. Part of Baylor Scott & White Health, THHBP is nationally ranked in key surgical specialties based on volume: No. 4 in heart valve surgery* and No. 7 in heart surgery*. In 2016, The Heart Hospital received a national ranking of 18th in the nation in "Cardiology & Heart Surgery" by U.S. News & World Report, and was rated "High Performing" in five Adult Procedures/Conditions in its 27th Annual Best Hospitals rankings. Additionally, in 2014, THHBP became a member of a network affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic's Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute. As part of this affiliation, the two hospitals share best practices, coordinate care and develop programs to improve quality and patient safety.
The hospital has been recognized more than a dozen times by Press Ganey® for outstanding patient satisfaction (Inpatient, Emergency Department), including receiving in November 2016 the prestigious Pinnacle of Excellence Award® on the basis of extraordinary achievement for patient experience. For more information visit:
Physicians provide clinical services as members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Scott & White Health's subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and do not provide clinical services as employees or agents of those medical centers, Baylor Health Care System, Scott & White Healthcare or Baylor Scott & White Health. ©2017 Baylor Scott & White Health.
*MedAssets Performance Management Solutions, Inc. (as successor in interest to The Reilly Group, LLC d/b/a TRG Health Care Solutions, LLC), a Delaware corporation
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