Agile Devices is commercializing the Angler™ steerable microcatheter, which features active tip control to enhance navigation in complex vascular procedures. This technology addresses the challenges of vessel tortuosity and acute angles, reducing procedure time, cost, and risk to patient outcomes by minimizing the need for device exchanges.
Funding
$2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Navigating complex vascular structures with standard microcatheters can be challenging due to vessel tortuosity, acute angles, and other anatomical variations. This can lead to increased procedure time, higher costs, and potential risks to patient outcomes due to the need for frequent device exchanges.
Solution
Agile Devices' Angler steerable microcatheter addresses these challenges by providing active tip control, allowing clinicians to navigate complex vasculature more efficiently. The Angler enables precise, intraoperative adjustments to the catheter tip, facilitating guidewire deflection in the desired direction. This active deflection capability reduces the need for device exchanges, streamlining procedures and potentially improving clinical outcomes. The Angler combines the benefits of a standard microcatheter with the added ability to actively deflect and steer the distal tip.
Target Audience
The primary users are interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons performing complex peripheral and coronary vascular procedures.
Features
- Active tip control for enhanced navigation in tortuous vessels and acute angles
- Steerable and deflectable distal tip for precise guidewire placement
- Reduced need for device exchanges, minimizing procedure time and cost
- Compatible with standard guidewires and interventional techniques
- Designed to improve navigation in challenging vascular anatomies
- FDA cleared for peripheral and coronary vascular use