Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 600-607.e1 , September 2009

Initial experience and outcome of a new hemodialysis access device for catheter-dependent patients

  • Howard E. Katzman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, Fla
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Howard E. Katzman, MD, University of Miami Hospital, 1321 NW 14th St, Ste 306, Miami, FL 33125
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  • Robert B. McLafferty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, Ill
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  • John R. Ross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Bamberg County Hospital, Bamberg, SC
    • ,
  • Marc H. Glickman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Va
    • ,
  • Eric K. Peden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Tex
    • ,
  • Jeffery H. Lawson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC

Received 15 November 2008 ,Accepted 6 April 2009.

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 This study was sponsored by Hemosphere Inc, to collect safety and efficacy data in support of a 510(k) submission to the Food and Drug Administration seeking market clearance for the HeRO Vascular Access Device. All of the authors' institutions were compensated by Hemosphere for conducting the study.

 Competition of interest: Marc H. Glickman, MD, and John R. Ross, were paid consulting fees during the product development period, which have since ceased as of 2007.

 Additional material for this article may be found online at www.jvascsurg.org.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00847-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.014

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 600-607.e1 , September 2009

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