The GORE VBX FORWARD Clinical Study: A Comparison of the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis to Bare Metal Stenting for Patients With Complex Iliac Occlusive Disease
The objective of this prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial is to demonstrate the superiority of the VBX Device for primary patency when compared to bare metal stenting in complex iliac occlusive disease.
• Age ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent signature
• Informed Consent Form (ICF) is signed by the subject
• Subject can comply with protocol requirements, including follow-up
• Patient has symptomatic claudication, rest pain, or minor tissue loss (Rutherford Category 2-5)
• Patient has de novo or restenotic lesion(s) found in the common and/or external iliac artery(ies)
• Patient has: Unilateral or bilateral single or multiple lesions (\>50% stenosis or chronic total occlusion) each between 4 and 11 cm in length
• Patient has a target vessel diameter visually estimated to be approximately between 5 mm and 13 mm
• Patient has a sufficient (\<50% stenotic) common femoral artery and at least one sufficient (\<50% stenotic) femoral artery (deep or superficial).
• Patient has at least one sufficient (\<50% stenotic) infrapopliteal run-off vessel.