WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. [NYSE American: CVRS], a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that the CorPath GRX System will be showcased for peripheral applications at the 2018 Amputation Prevention Symposium in Chicago, IL. Jihad Mustapha, M.D., Interventional Cardiologist and AMP course director, will moderate an educational session entitled "Robotic Utilization in CLI in 2018: Protect Your Staff, Protect Yourself" on Friday, August 10th at 4:00 p.m. CT. During this session, Dr. Mustapha will share and discuss a previously taped procedure in which he used the CorPath GRX System during a robotic-assisted critical limb ischemia (CLI) case he performed at the first U.S. outpatient CLI center, the Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Amputation Prevention Center in Grand Rapids, MI, which was opened by Dr. Mustapha and Dr. Fadi Saab in February 2018.

"CorPath GRX offers discrete movements with precise control of interventional devices, offering advanced treatment options for patients suffering from CLI while reducing physician fatigue," said Dr. Jihad Mustapha. "I believe robotics will enable physicians to perform more CLI procedures and will be a critical component to the future treatment paradigm for limb salvage patients. I look forward to educating my peers and the CLI community on my experience with robotic-assisted CLI."

Corindus will feature robotic-assisted peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) in Pavilion B with an opportunity for attendees to experience hands-on demonstrations of the CorPath GRX System with an advanced simulator. During exhibit hours, the Corindus Research and Development team will host a Next-Generation Robotics Showcase in Pavilion B for physicians to participate in development initiatives to capture manual device manipulation data. This data will help support the advancement of current robotic capabilities as well as feed into future technology advancements. AMP attendees are invited to pre-register for a demonstration and the Next-Generation Robotics Showcase by visiting www.corindus.com/AMP2018.
Corindus received 510(k) clearance for use of its CorPath GRX System in peripheral procedures in February 2018, broadening the capabilities of the CorPath robotic technology platform from exclusively treating coronary artery disease (CAD) to include peripheral artery disease (PAD), a disease of blood vessels outside the heart that commonly affects arteries carrying blood to the lower extremities. Critical limb ischemia (CLI), a form of PAD, is associated with excessively high risk for cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, and death. Mortality rates following diagnosis of CLI are as high as 20% after 6 months and 50% after 5 years.1 It is estimated that total hospital costs associated with lower-extremity amputation exceed the cost of revascularization by approximately $10,000.2

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