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NCT Number: NCT05050799

US Post-Market Surveillance Study of the Surfacer System

Single arm, observational, multi-center, consecutively enrolling, post-market surveillance study. Treating patients in need of central venous access who have upper body venous occlusions or other conditions that preclude central venous access by conventional methods, and who meet the requirements described in the device labeling.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pima Heart and Vascular, Tucson, Arizona, United States

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About this study

Single arm, observational, multi-center, consecutively enrolling, post-market surveillance study. A minimum of 30 patients will be enrolled in the study, all cases to be performed un-proctored at up to 12 sites in the United States, with no site enrolling more than 6 subjects. All patients enrolled will sign an informed consent form for use of their data. Investigators will invite patients who will be treated with the device in accordance with the approved labeling and who met enrollment criteria to join the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects have been referred for placement of central venous access, i.e., placement of catheter, nutritional line, etc.
  • Subjects with upper body venous occlusions or other conditions that preclude central venous access by conventional methods
  • Subjects are willing and able to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Occlusion of the right femoral vein, right iliac vein or inferior vena cava
  • Acute thrombus within any vessel to be crossed by Surfacer System (SVC, jugular, IVC, brachiocephalic and subclavian)
  • Occlusion within the arterial system
  • Occlusion within the coronary or cerebral vasculature

Treatment and study plan

Central Venous Access

Device

The Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter System is intended to obtain central venous access to facilitate catheter insertion into the central venous system for patients with upper body venous occlusions or other conditions that preclude central venous access by conventional methods.

Primary outcomes

  1. Central Venous Access operational

    Time frame: 24 hours

    safe insertion of the device to facilitate central venous access

  2. Incidence of adverse events through 24 hours

    Time frame: 24 hours

    no procedural adverse events or peri procedural adverse events

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Hannah Susmeyer

CONTACT

[email protected]

978-758-6166

Vicky Brunk, RN

CONTACT

[email protected]

717-873-3309

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

US Post-Market Surveillance Study of the Surfacer* Inside-Out* Access Catheter System (Surfacer System)

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 21, 2021
Registry last updated
Jun 1, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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