Lower limb peripheral artery disease (PAD) or peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a cardiovascular disease that leads to narrowing and hardening of arteries found outside the coronary, aortic arch and brain. With an estimated 10 million people in these markets who are diagnosed with lower limb PAD annually, another 76% (Taiwan) to 98% (India) of cases remain to undiagnosed due to low awareness or asymptomatic patients.
Current methods for treating lower limb PAD generally commence with the prescription of medication and lifestyle changes for milder cases. However, lower limb PAD is often diagnosed in the later stages and treatment options include angioplasty (with or without stenting) and bypass grafting.