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EPIC US Feasibility Study: Use of the FiberNet® Emboli Protection Device in Carotid Artery Stenting

Evaluating the Use of the FiberNet® Emboli Protection Device in Carotid Artery Stenting: The EPIC US Feasibility Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00346515
Enrollment
30
Registered
2006-06-30
Start date
2006-06-30
Completion date
2008-01-31
Last updated
2008-10-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Carotid Artery Stenosis

Keywords

carotid artery, carotid stenosis, carotid stenting, embolic protection

Brief summary

Multicenter, prospective, feasibility study designed to demonstrate the performance and safety of the Lumen Biomedical, Inc. FiberNet™ Embolic Protection System as an adjunctive device during carotid artery percutaneous intervention using the Guidant Acculink carotid stent in high surgical risk patients.

Interventions

DEVICEFiberNet Emboli Protection System

Sponsors

Lumen Biomedical
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* One or more of the high surgical risk criteria. * Candidate for percutaneous stenting with target lesion located within common or internal carotid artery. * Symptomatic with atherosclerotic stenosis ≥ 50% or asymptomatic with atherosclerotic stenosis ≥ 70% of the carotid artery by NASCET Criteria.

Exclusion criteria

* Allergy to Heparin. * Myocardial infarction within the last 14 days. * Angioplasty or PTCA/PTA procedure within the past 48 hours. * Cardiac surgery within the past 60 days. * Planned invasive surgical procedure within 30 days. * Stroke within the past 14 days. * Transient ischemic neurological attack (TIA) or amaurosis fugax within the past 48 hours. * Intracranial stenosis that exceeded the severity of an extracranial stenosis. * Peripheral vascular disease of sufficient severity to prevent vascular access to the target lesion. * Total occlusion of the target vessel. * Lesion within 2cm of the ostium of the common carotid artery. * A stenosis that is known to be unsuitable for stenting because of one or more of: 1. Tortuous or calcified anatomy proximal or distal to the stenosis 2. Presence of visual thrombus 3. Pseudo occlusion ('string sign') * Serial lesions that requires more then one stent to cover entire lesion. * Procedural complication prior to introduction of the FiberNet device into the body.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The rate of all death, all stroke and myocardial infarction within 30 days of the procedure.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All death and all stroke rates; Non-stroke neurological event rates; Technical success rates; Procedural success rates; Access site complication rates

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026