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MA.. "/> <meta name="citation_publisher" content="Pulsus Group" /> <meta name="citation_journal_title" content="Journal of Phlebology and Lymphology"> <meta name="citation_title" content="Prospective single-center study of the Venclose radiofrequency ablation system for saphenous vein incompetence"> <meta name="citation_author" content="Thomas Mattausch" /> <meta name="citation_author" content="Hans-christian Wenzel" /> <meta name="citation_author" content="Richard Settlage" /> <meta name="citation_year" content="2023"> <meta name="citation_volume" content="16"> <meta name="citation_issue" content="1"> <meta name="citation_doi" content="10.37532/ puljpl.2023.16(1).01-07"> <meta name="citation_issn" content="1983-8905"> <meta name="citation_publication_date" content="2023/04/05" /> <meta name="citation_abstract" content="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical performance of the Venclose radiofrequency system for thermal ablation of incompetent great saphenous veins. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients were enrolled and treated at the Vein Center at Brühl, Leipzig, Germany in a prospective exploratory study. Primary outcome measures were the percentage of limbs with vein occlusion without reflux in the treated vein and the number and type of adverse events through 12 months. RESULTS: Four of 25 patients received bilateral great saphenous vein treatments (29 treated limbs). All patients completed the study through 12 months. Twenty-eight great saphenous veins (97%) were ablated and successfully occluded with no reflux while one vein developed segmental recanalization starting at the 3-month follow up. Six adverse events were reported through 12 months; two were determined by the investigator as probably related to the device or procedure. All adverse events were reported as resolved by 6 months. 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href='https://www.pulsus.com/author/hanschristian-wenzel-16667' style='color:#555; border-bottom:1px dotted #CCC;' title='Hans-Christian Wenzel'>Hans-Christian Wenzel</a> and <a href='https://www.pulsus.com/author/richard-settlage-16668' style='color:#555; border-bottom:1px dotted #CCC;' title='Richard Settlage'>Richard Settlage</a> </em><br /><br /> <p><strong>OBJECTIVE</strong>: To evaluate the clinical performance of the Venclose radiofrequency system for thermal ablation of incompetent great saphenous veins.</p> <p><strong>MATERIALS AND METHODS</strong>: Twenty-five patients were enrolled and treated at the Vein Center at Brühl, Leipzig, Germany in a prospective exploratory study. Primary outcome measures were the percentage of limbs with vein occlusion without reflux in the treated vein and the number and type of adverse events through 12 months.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS</strong>: Four of 25 patients received bilateral great saphenous vein treatments (29 treated limbs). All patients completed the study through 12 months. Twenty-eight great saphenous veins (97%) were ablated and successfully occluded with no reflux while one vein developed segmental recanalization starting at the 3-month follow up. Six adverse events were reported through 12 months; two were determined by the investigator as probably related to the device or procedure. 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