The Spectranetics Corporation

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About Our Company Spectranetics develops, manufactures and markets the "cool" ultraviolet excimer laser technology for multiple cardiovascular procedures to physicians and hospitals worldwide. This leading-edge technology safely and effectively removes arterial blockages and ablates the scar tissue holding problematic pacemaker and ICD cardiac leads in place. Spectranetics advances its technology through clinical research and development. With an exceptionally strong leadership team and employees who strive for excellence, Spectranetics serves an expanding customer base with a goal of excellence in customer service.In 1984, Robert Golobic, Ph.D., an U.S. Air Force physicist and Johan Sverdrup, a Hewlett-Packard engineer founded Spectranetics. Golobic had been working on lasers as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative and Sverdrup had done ultrasound work with ADR (Advanced Diagnostic Research) and Doppler imaging with Vingmed. Together they created Spectranetics – one of the first companies in the world to explore the possibility of using photo-ablative laser to clear occluded arteries. After five years of product development, Spectranetics' technology was used to treat the first patient at the Texas Heart Institute in 1989.treating seven (7) indications within the coronary arteries with excimer laser technology – especially the treatment of total occlusions crossable by guidewire, saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) and other complex lesions

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