FlowTriever All-Comer Registry for Patient Safety and Hemodynamics (FLASH)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03761173 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : December 3, 2018
Last Update Posted : May 17, 2023
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To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the FlowTriever System for use in the removal of emboli from the pulmonary arteries in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The use of the device will be assessed in a real-world population, with eligibility criteria that closely approximate its use in clinical practice.
Up to 300 additional patients with anticoagulation treatment as the initial planned primary treatment strategy for intermediate risk PE will also be evaluated (US only).
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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PE - Pulmonary Embolism PE - Pulmonary Thromboembolism | Device: FlowTriever System Drug: Anticoagulation Agents |
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1300 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 6 Months |
Official Title: | FlowTriever All-Comer Registry for Patient Safety and Hemodynamics (FLASH) |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 15, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 30, 2024 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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FlowTriever
Mechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism
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Device: FlowTriever System
Thrombectomy |
Conservative Therapy Sub-Study
Anticoagulation medication for pulmonary embolism (as directed by treating physician)
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Drug: Anticoagulation Agents
Anticoagulation medication |
- Composite Major Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 48-hours ]Rate of subjects with composite of device-related death, major bleeding, device or procedure-related adverse events
- Individual Major Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 48-hours ]Rate of subjects with individual components of composite MAE
- All-cause mortality [ Time Frame: 30-days ]Rate of deaths
- Device-related serious adverse events [ Time Frame: 30-days ]Rate of device-related SAEs

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical signs and symptoms consistent with acute PE
- Echo, CTPA or pulmonary angiographic evidence of proximal filling defect in at least one main or lobar pulmonary artery
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Scheduled for PE treatment with the FlowTriever System per the Investigator's discretion*
- US only: Patients enrolled in the Conservative Therapy Sub-study are not required to meet this inclusion criteria but must instead be scheduled for primary anticoagulation therapy as the primary treatment strategy.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to be anticoagulated with heparin or alternative
- Diagnosis with a minor PE with a less than 0.9 RV/LV ratio
- Known sensitivity to radiographic contrast agents that, in the Investigator's opinion, cannot be adequately pre-treated*
- Imaging evidence or other evidence that suggests, in the Investigator's opinion, the subject is not appropriate for mechanical thrombectomy intervention*
- Life expectancy < 30 days, as determined by Investigator
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Current participation in another investigational drug or device treatment study that, in the Investigator's opinion, would interfere with participation in this study
- US Only Patients enrolled in the Conservative Therapy Sub-study are not required to meet these exclusion criteria

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03761173

Principal Investigator: | Catalin Toma, MD | University of Pittsburgh |
Responsible Party: | Inari Medical |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03761173 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
18-002 |
First Posted: | December 3, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 17, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
PE pulmonary embolism thromboembolism |
thrombectomy FlowTriever Anticoagulation Medication |
Pulmonary Embolism Embolism Thromboembolism Embolism and Thrombosis Vascular Diseases |
Cardiovascular Diseases Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Anticoagulants |