Category Archives: Press Releases

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies Raises $4.5M Series A Financing Led by Targeted Technology Funds

July 31, 2014 | Press Releases
by Larry Yost

Bluegrass Vascular today announced it has closed $4.5 million in Series A financing, which was led by Targeted Technology Fund II. Proceeds from the deal will allow Bluegrass Vascular to obtain CE Mark for the Surfacer™ Inside-Out™ Access Catheter System, enhance manufacturing capabilities, and proceed with US regulatory submissions. The Surfacer System is a proprietary system that allows physicians to gain venous access using a novel approach.

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies Presents Positive Early Results for First In Human Study

January 22, 2013 | Press Releases
by Larry Yost

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies presented initial first in human results for the Surfacer™ Inside-Out™ Access Catheter System in the poster session today at the 25th Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) in Miami Beach, FL. A total of six patients with severe renal disease and upper extremity occlusive disease were treated with 100 percent acute success rate in accessing occluded vessels, maintaining patient safety, and access potency.

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies Begins First Clinical Study of the Surfacer® Inside-Out™ Access Catheter System

December 9, 2011 | Press Releases
by Larry Yost

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies has announced patient enrollment in the first clinical study of its Surfacer™ Inside-Out Access Catheter System, a proprietary system that allows physicians to perform a novel approach to gain venous access. The prospective single-center feasibility study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Surfacer in up to 10 patients with upper extremity venous occlusion (or blockage in the vein). Conducted by Principal Investigator Dr. Adrian Ebner at the Sanitorio Italiano in Asunción, Paraguay, the study commenced with the successful treatment of six patients in early December.

Therix Medical Spins Out Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Developer of the Surfacer® Inside-Out™ Access Catheter System

November 15, 2011 | Press Releases
by Larry Yost

Medical technology incubator Therix Medical has announced the launch of spin-out Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, a stand-alone company dedicated to developing and commercializing life-saving devices and methods that address shortcomings in vascular access procedures. Bluegrass Vascular Technologies’ flagship product is the Surfacer® Inside-Out™Access Catheter System, a proprietary instrumentation set that allows physicians to perform a novel femoral approach to gain venous access.