Mercator Launches Trial Of Micro-Infusion Device For Lower-Leg Obstruction
Executive Summary
LIMBO-ATX will evaluate adventitial delivery of dexamethasone after atherectomy-based revascularizations of lesions below the knee were noted in symptomatic patients with critical limb ischemia.
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