Each year, millions of people in the United States will require central venous access for the delivery of dialysis or nutrition, for intravenous chemotherapy, or for the placement of a cardiac pacemaker. It is estimated that more than 40% of these patients will experience venous obstructions that compromise their treatment.

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Inc. (BVT) is developing a unique lifesaving device that redefines the standard of care for central venous access procedures: The Surfacer™ Inside-Out Access Catheter System is a novel approach to gaining central venous access by inserting a guide wire through the femoral vein and navigating it through the body and exiting at the jugular or subclavian vein. For patients with limited, diminishing or complicated upper body access, the Surfacer™ Access System is designed to provide reliable, repeatable access with fewer complications than other, more invasive, alternatives. BVT is redefining a new standard of care for venous access.