Interview with Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director,...
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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Medtronic In.Pact AV drug-coated balloon (DCB) for the treatment of failing arteriovenous (AV) access in patients with end-stage renal...
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November 7, 2019 — There was no difference between drug-coated balloons (DCB) vs.
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Royal Philips introduced two new balloons to its Stellarex 0.035-inch low-dose drug-coated balloon (DCB) portfolio. The new 200mm and 150mm Stellarex 0.035-inch low-dose DCBs have received...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 – MedAlliance has announced the award of its second European CE mark clearance for its Selution SLR 0.014...
Videos | Heart Failure | March 13, 2020
Interview with Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, executive director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and...
News | Balloon Catheter | February 24, 2020
February 24, 2020 — Abbott has voluntarily recalled specific lots of two types of its coronary angioplasty catheters —...
News | November 26, 2019
November 21, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Medtronic In.Pact AV drug-coated...
The IN.PACT Arteriovenous (AV) Access randomized trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Medtronic IN.PACT AV Access drug-coated balloon (DCB) met both of its endpoints, in data presented at the 2019 Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) annual meeting.
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | November 14, 2019
November 7, 2019 — The IN.PACT Arteriovenous (AV) Access randomized trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of...
The In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon.
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | November 07, 2019
November 7, 2019 — Real-world, four-year study results of the In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB) demonstrate...
The AngioDynamics/Eximo Medical B-Laser atherectomy system.
News | Atherectomy Devices | November 07, 2019
November 7, 2019 — There was no difference between drug-coated balloons (DCB) vs. plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA)...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | November 06, 2019
November 6, 2019 – Positive, two-year data from the first-in-human study of Selution SLR, MedAlliance’s novel sirolimus...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | November 06, 2019
November 6, 2019 – Boston Scientific announced positive data for two of its devices within the peripheral drug-eluting...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | October 15, 2019
October 15, 2019 — Royal Philips introduced two new balloons to its Stellarex 0.035-inch low-dose drug-coated balloon (...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019 — An independent analysis of Lutonix 035 drug-coated balloon (DCB) patient-level data showed no...
Videos | TCT | October 04, 2019
Chandan Devireddy, M.D., offers insights about what he saw as the top take aways from the 2019 Transcatheter...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019 — Orchestra BioMed Inc., in partnership with Terumo Corp. announced the company has secured...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | August 27, 2019
August 27, 2019 — Concept Medical was recently granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | August 14, 2019
August 14, 2019 — Concept Medical Inc. (CMI) has been granted "Breakthrough Device Designation" from the U.S. Food and...
