Avinger: Finally, Seeing Through Total Occlusions, But Will Clinical Value Generate Economic Return?
Executive Summary
Noted physician/entrepreneur John Simpson is back. His latest company, Avinger, has finally achieved his long-sought goal: combining imaging and therapeutics in catheter technology for crossing CTOs. Will clinical innovation be enough to reward Avinger in an increasingly economically focused medtech world?
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