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Crosser CTO Recanalization Catheter

Date: Jun 18, 2013

Question:

Do you know if the Crosser Catheter system has been approved for use other than atherectomy? An issue has come up with the product being used for "recanalization of an occluded vessel" prior to proceeding with angioplasty. Product has a C-code of C1714, which is going to edit since documentation only supports the angioplasty procedure. Is "recanalization of occluded vessel" enough to justify changing this procedure to an atherectomy? I don't feel that it is.

Question ID : 4933
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