Balloon Catheter

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for angioplasty balloon catheters (PTA). These are used in arteries with atherosclerotic lesions to compress the plaque expand the artery lumen to reopen occluded or heavily stenosed atherosclerotic lesions. Balloons are often used in combination with a stent to prop the treated vessel segment open. In addition to plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA), this section includes news about drug-coated balloon (DCB), valvuloplasty balloons and specialty cutting balloon.

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January 11, 2011 โ€“ TriReme Medical has signed an exclusive distribution and sales agreement with Century Medical ...

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December 5, 2010 โ€“ Additional lots lots of the AngioSculpt Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Scoring ...

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January 3, 2011 โ€“ ev3, a Covidien company, has initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of the NanoCross .014 ...

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December 16, 2010 โ€“ A system designed to improve acute coronary syndrome (ACS) revascularization following ...

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November 17, 2010 โ€“ A drug-eluting balloon (DEB) and a coronary stent have received CE mark approval in Europe ...

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November 5, 2010 โ€“ New research shows that novel drug-coated balloon technology is being adopted in niche ...

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September 29, 2010 โ€“ Results from a trial studying the effects of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) on peripheral ...

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September 17, 2010 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first device that combines an angioplasty ...

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September 10, 2010 โ€“ Cath Labs are being encouraged this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ...

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August 19, 2010 โ€“ The Cardiovascular Research Foundation recently announced the late-breaking trials and first ...

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August 9, 2010 โ€“ According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), a medical technology market research company ...

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June 21, 2010 โ€“ This week, 22 new balloon sizes have been added to the PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System ...

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June 2, 2010 โ€“ Covidien announced yesterday it is purchasing ev3 Inc. for $2.6 billion to expand its percutaneous ...

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May 26, 2010 โ€“ The first angioplasty balloon catheter to integrate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging has ...

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May 25, 2010 โ€“ A balloon catheter technology with enhanced trackability and a redesigned tip for greater ...

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