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Medical Breakthrough: Removable Stent for Blocked Arteries!!!!

Don’t accept amputation before exploring all options - your limbs deserve the best technology and expertise available today. https://peripheralarterydisease.subst... You might remember that viral video put together by the @theepregameshow where Coach Prime, Deion Sanders, revealed his vascular surgeon believed amputation was inevitable for him because while they could open the small arteries that were blocked below his knee, those vessels would just simply close up again. As the doctor put it, “Well, you can get them open, but the chance of keeping them open are not very good.” While Sanders was never diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD) specifically—doctors have publicly explained his condition as blood clots due to hypercoagulability—his story highlights a critical challenge in vascular medicine: how to effectively treat small arteries below the knee that tend to close up again after intervention. The Dangerous Myth of “Too Small to Treat” Every four minutes, someone in America loses a limb due to PAD and diabetes. What’s truly shocking (Every 20 seconds globally)? According to research published in the American Heart Association’s Circulation journal, more than 60% of all amputations in the U.S. are performed without a doctor ever conducting an appropriate angiogram (vessel imaging) before amputation. Through the Global PAD Association’s Leg Saver Hotline, we’ve found that among more than 1,000 patients facing imminent amputation, 85% were either: Not offered an angiogram at all, or Told their vessels below the knee were “too small to treat” so doctors wouldn’t even try This isn’t just disappointing—it’s dangerous. The truth is that these small vessels below the knee are precisely the ones that need to be addressed to save limbs. The Bypass Misconception Some patients are told they need a bypass procedure while being assured not to worry about those small vessels below the knee. This creates a dangerous misconception. Here’s what patients need to understand: A bypass is like building a detour around a traffic jam. But that detour is useless if the roads it connects to are also blocked! Similarly, a bypass that delivers blood around blocked sections won’t help if the small arteries below the knee (where the blood needs to go) remain blocked. For a bypass to be successful, there must be adequate “runoff” vessels below the knee to receive the blood being rerouted. This is why comprehensive treatment that addresses both larger and smaller vessels is so critical. Why Doctors Have Been Reluctant To be fair to the medical community, treating below-knee arteries has historically been challenging. These vessels are: Tiny (sometimes just 2-3mm in diameter) Often heavily calcified in patients with diabetes and kidney disease Prone to “recoil” (closing back up) after balloon angioplasty Located in areas where permanent stents risk being crushed by normal leg movement But here’s the crucial point: “challenging” doesn’t mean “impossible,” and medical technology has advanced significantly. The Medical Breakthrough Changing Everything The recent FDA clearance of Reflow Medical’s SPUR retrievable stent system represents a game-changing advancement specifically designed to address those “too small to treat” vessels. Unlike traditional stents that remain permanently in the body, this innovative technology: Temporarily expands the vessel with a scaffold that has tiny spikes These spikes create micro-fractures in the calcified vessel walls Makes the vessel more pliable and less likely to recoil Is completely removed after treatment, leaving nothing behind permanently Achieves stent-like results without the risk of stent crushing in those delicate areas In clinical trials, this system achieved a 99.2% technical success rate and 97% freedom from major adverse limb events at 30 days. Dr. Jay Matthews, who led the groundbreaking clinical trial, explains: “By essentially puncturing that calcium and creating all these micro-fractures, it makes the vessel a lot more pliable and flexible… The vessel seems to stay open, even though the stent is not there.” What This Means For You as a Patient If you’ve been told your vessels are “too small to treat” or that a bypass is needed without addressing below-knee arteries, here’s what you should do: Always seek a second opinion from a specialist with expertise in critical limb ischemia (CLI) and complex below-knee interventions Ask specific questions like: “What options exist for treating my below-knee arteries?” “Are you familiar with newer technologies like retrievable stent systems?” “How many limb salvage procedures do you perform annually?” Request an angiogram before accepting amputation as inevitable Contact the Global PAD Association’s Leg Saver Hotline at 1-833-PAD-LEGS to find a skilled doctor who offers below-knee treatments when medically appropriate to heal wounds or relieve rest pain.