A Clinical Trial to Assess the Elixir Medical LithiX Coronary Hertzian Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter

Last updated: March 4, 2025
Sponsor: Elixir Medical Corporation
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Coronary Artery Disease

Vascular Diseases

Cardiovascular Disease

Treatment

LithiX Coronary Hertzian Contact Lithotripsy Catheter (LithiX Coronary HCLC; LithiX)

LithiX Coronary Hertzian Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter (LithiX Coronary HCIVLC; LithiX)

Clinical Study ID

NCT05828173
ELX-CL-2202
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The objective of the PINNACLE I Clinical Study is to assess safety and performance of the LithiX Coronary Hertzian Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter (LithiX Coronary HCIVLC; LithiX) to treat moderately to severely calcified coronary artery lesions by calcium fragmentation utilizing Hertzian contact stress from LithiX HCIVLC.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

General Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is ≥ 18 years of age.

  2. Subject or a legally authorized representative must provide written informed consentprior to any study related procedures.

  3. Subject must agree not to participate in any other clinical study during the courseof the study that would interfere with the endpoints of this study.

  4. Subjects must have a single or double vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) andclinical evidence of ischemic heart disease, such as CAD, silent ischemia, stable /unstable angina, and NSTEMI if biomarkers are stable or falling at time ofinclusion.

Angiographic Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject must have de novo lesion(s) in native coronary arteries suitable forpercutaneous coronary intervention.

  2. Up to 2 de novo coronary artery lesions in separate epicardial vessels, which aremoderately to severely calcified, meeting all of the following criteria visuallyassessed by angiography:

  • ≥70% diameter stenosis by visual estimation

  • reference vessel diameters of 2.25 mm - 3.5 mm

  • lesion length of ≤ 34 mm

  • TIMI flow ≥ 1 at baseline

  1. Any non-target lesion must be located in different coronary artery from a targetlesion. Treatment of non-target lesion, if any, must be completed prior to treatmentof target lesion and must be deemed a clinical angiographic success as visuallyassessed by the physician.

Exclusion

General Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject with a known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin,bivalirudin, anti-platelet medications, or sensitivity to contrast media whichcannot be adequately pre-medicated.

  2. Subject with known diagnosis of STEMI at index presentation or within 7 days ofstudy screening.

  3. Patient refusing or not a candidate for emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

  4. Subject with known pregnancy or is nursing. Women of child-bearing potential shouldhave a documented negative pregnancy test within 7 days before index procedure.

  5. Planned use of atherectomy, laser, lithoplasty, thrombectomy, scoring or cuttingballoon, or any investigational device other than LithiX in the target lesion duringthe index procedure.

  6. Patients on renal dialysis or with known eGFR < 30 ml/min.

  7. NYHA class III or IV heart failure.

  8. Patient has active systemic infection.

  9. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attach (TIA) within the past 6months.

  10. Active peptic ulcer or active gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding within the past 6months.

  11. Subject has a known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <30% (LVEF may beobtained at the time of the index procedure if the value is unknown, if necessary).

  12. Subject is a member of a vulnerable population as defined GCP E6, includingindividuals with mental disability, persons in nursing homes, children, impoverishedpersons, persons in emergency situations, homeless persons, nomads, refugees, andthose incapable of giving informed consent. Vulnerable populations also may includemembers of a group with a hierarchical structure such as university students,subordinate hospital and laboratory personnel, employees of the Sponsor, members ofthe armed forces, and persons kept in detention.

Angiographic Exclusion Criteria:

  1. More than two target lesions or more than 1 target and 1 non-target lesion requiringtreatment.

  2. Extreme angulation (90º or greater) proximal to or within the target lesion.

  3. Previous percutaneous intervention of lesions in a target vessel (including sidebranches) conducted within 6 months before the study procedure, or any prior lesiontreated within 10 mm (proximal or distal) from the current target lesion.

  4. Previous percutaneous intervention of lesions in a non-target vessel (including sidebranches) conducted within 30 days before the study procedure.

  5. Angiographic evidence of a target lesion dissection prior to LithiX Hertzian ContactLithotripsy.

  6. Visible thrombus (by angiography) at target lesion site.

  7. Unprotected left main coronary artery disease (Greater than 50% diameter stenosis).

  8. Target lesion is located in a native vessel distal to anastomosis with a saphenousvein graft or LIMA/RIMA bypass.

  9. Evidence of aneurysm in target vessel.

  10. Coronary artery spasm of the target vessel in the absence of a significant stenosis.

  11. Target lesion involves a bifurcation requiring treatment with more than one stent orpre-dilatation of a side branch >2.0 mm in diameter

Study Design

Total Participants: 60
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: LithiX Coronary Hertzian Contact Lithotripsy Catheter (LithiX Coronary HCLC; LithiX)
Phase:
Study Start date:
April 27, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
September 09, 2024

Study Description

This study is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical study. Enrollment of up to 60 patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on up to two de novo coronary artery lesions with reference vessel diameters ≥ 2.25 mm and ≤ 3.5 mm, and lesion lengths of ≤ 34 mm, with moderate to severe calcification.

The LithiX Coronary HCIVLC is a proprietary Hertzian contact intravascular lithotripsy catheter delivered through the coronary arterial system to visualize and treat calcified stenoses potentially resistant to full stent expansion. The LithiX Coronary HCIVLC consists of a semi-compliant balloon featuring multiple rows of stainless-steel hemispheres which are intended to atraumatically fragment calcium via Hertzian contact intravascular lithotripsy.

In the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging subgroup, approximately 30 patients will undergo OCT imaging at pre-procedure, post-LithiX treatment, and the end of procedure following stent deployment.

Subjects will be followed through hospital discharge and will have clinical follow-up conducted by phone at 30 days and 6 months post-index procedure.

Connect with a study center

  • ZNA Middelheim

    Antwerp,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Campus Sint Jan

    Genk,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Jessa Ziekenhuis

    Hasselt,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

    Leuven,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Meander Medical Centre

    Amersfoort,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Catharina Ziekenhuis

    Eindhoven,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Maasstad Ziekenhuis

    Rotterdam,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

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