Endovascular Engineering ENGULF Study

Description

Evaluation of initial safety and clinical feasibility of the Hēlo PE Thrombectomy System for thrombectomy in acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE).

Conditions

Pulmonary Embolism

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Evaluation of initial safety and clinical feasibility of the Hēlo PE Thrombectomy System for thrombectomy in acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE).

A Safety and Feasibility Single-Arm Study of a Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device For the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (ENGULF)

Endovascular Engineering ENGULF Study

Condition
Pulmonary Embolism
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Torrance

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States, 90502

Torrance

Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States, 90505

Delray Beach

Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida, United States, 33484

Jacksonville

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32216

Atlanta

Piedmont Heart, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309

Atlanta

Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342

Indianapolis

Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

Boston

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Boston

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. \*Patient is \> 18 and \< 90 years old
  • 2. \*Clinical signs and symptoms consistent with acute submassive PE with duration ≤ 14 days, as determined by the Investigator
  • 3. (\*)CTA evidence of proximal PE (filling defect in at least one main or lobar pulmonary artery)
  • 4. (\*)RV/LV ratio of ≥ 0.9 (Enrollment qualification assessment based on Investigator's interpretation of RV/LV ratio at baseline)
  • 5. \*Systolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg (initial SBP may be ≥ 80 mmHg if the pressure recovers to ≥ 90 mmHg with fluids)
  • 6. \*Heart rate \< 130 BPM prior to procedure
  • 7. \*Patient is deemed medically eligible for interventional procedure(s), per investigator guidelines and clinical judgment
  • 8. Patient signs a written Informed Consent form to participate in the study, prior to any study mandated procedures
  • 1. \*Acute massive PE at presentation
  • 2. \*Prior PE within last 6 months
  • 3. \*Thrombolytic use within 30 days of baseline CTA
  • 4. \*Pulmonary hypertension with peak pulmonary artery systolic pressure \> 70 mmHg by right heart catheterization
  • 5. \*Vasopressor requirement after fluids to keep pressure ≥ 90 mmHg
  • 6. \*FiO2 requirement \> 40% or \> 6 LPM to keep oxygen saturation \> 90%
  • 7. \*Hematocrit \< 28% (NOTE: hematocrit required within 24 hours of index procedure)
  • 8. \*Platelets \< 100,000/μL
  • 9. \*Serum creatinine \> 1.8 mg/dL
  • 10. \*International normalized ratio (INR) \> 3
  • 11. \*aPTT (or PTT) \> 50 seconds on no anticoagulation
  • 12. \*Major trauma \< 14 days
  • 13. \*Presence of intracardiac lead in the right ventricle or right atrium placed within 6 months
  • 14. \*Cardiovascular or pulmonary surgery within last 7 days
  • 15. \*Life expectancy less than 1 year due to advanced malignancy, as determined by the investigator at the time of enrollment
  • 16. \*Known bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder
  • 17. \*Known left bundle branch block
  • 18. \*History of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • 19. \*History of chronic left heart disease with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 30%
  • 20. \*History of uncompensated heart failure
  • 21. \*History of underlying lung disease that is oxygen dependent
  • 22. \*Presence of IVC filter and or iliocaval stents
  • 23. \*History of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
  • 24. \*Any contraindication to systemic or therapeutic doses of heparin or anticoagulants
  • 25. \*Known anaphylactic reaction to radiographic contrast agents that cannot be pretreated
  • 26. \*Known allergy to any device component
  • 27. (\*)Imaging evidence or other evidence that suggests, in the opinion of the Investigator, the Subject is not appropriate for mechanical thrombectomy intervention (e.g., inability to navigate to target location, predominately chronic clot or non-clot embolus)
  • 28. \*Life expectancy of \< 90 days, as determined by Investigator
  • 29. \*Female who is pregnant or nursing
  • 30. \*Current participation in another investigational drug or device treatment study

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Endovascular Engineering,

Andrew Klein, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Piedmont Heart

Julie Bulman, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-09-30