The Outback Re-Entry Device. A Pictorial Review. (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mulholland, Douglas; Thulasidasan, Narayanan; Patel, Ashish; Katsanos, Kostantinos; Diamantopoulos, Athanasios
• Is Part Of: Vascular & endovascular surgery. Volume 55:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 593
• Page End: 600
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: outback -- re-entry -- arterial -- venous -- subintimal -- angioplasty; Blood-vessels -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Blood-vessels -- Endoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Vascular Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Angioplasty -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive -- Periodicals; Vascular Diseases -- surgery -- Periodicals; Vaisseaux sanguins -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Vaisseaux sanguins -- Chirurgie endoscopique -- Périodiques; 617.41
• DOI: 10.1177/1538574421996907
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-5744

Abstract

The Outback™ Elite re-entry catheter (CORDIS, Cardinal Health, USA) is designed to facilitate placement and positioning of guidewires within the peripheral vasculature and allows for re-entry of a guidewire back into the true lumen of a vessel following a subintimal crossing of an arterial occlusion. The device was first introduced in 2005 and has become widely utilized in a variety of situations involving both arterial and venous interventions. This article aims to share our experiences with the Outback™ device and inform interventionalists of its utility and versatility.