September 16, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for Shockwave Medical’...
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.
The Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty system combines a balloon catheter with tiny lithotripsy electrodes that emit pulses to crack and break up calcium in peripheral arteries.
Technology | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | September 16, 2016
Videos | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | September 16, 2016
This video, provided by Shockwave Medical, demonstrates the Lithoplasty System. It uses ultrasonic waves to...
Feature | Cath Lab | September 14, 2016
Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2016 released its list late-breaking research presentations in vascular...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | July 18, 2016
July 18, 2016 — Medtronic plc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the IN.PACT Admiral...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | June 03, 2016
June 3, 2016 — Cardionovum GmbH recently announced the completion of enrollment of the RAPID trial. Results will be...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | May 05, 2016
May 5, 2016 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced that positive twelve-month results from its Tack Optimized Balloon...
PolarCath Balloon Dilatation System image courtesy of NuCryo Vascular
Technology | Balloon Catheter | March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016 — NuCryo Vascular LLC announced the launch of the Next Generation Cryoplasty Inflation device. The...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016 — PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute enrolled the first patient in Pennsylvania into the TOBA II...
The Intact Vascular Tack Endovascular System is designed to spot stent dissections with a short, self-expanding 6 mm long stent that can expand to vessel diameters between 2.5-6 mm, so exact sizing is not needed.
Feature | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | February 22, 2016 | Dave Fornell
It is estimated that more than 10 million people in the United States are affected by...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced that positive six-month results from its Tack Optimized Balloon...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that the IN.PACT Admiral ...
Technology | Balloon Catheter | January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016 — NuCryo Vascular LLC announced that they have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510...
Feature | Cath Lab | November 24, 2015
November 24, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning this week that hydrophilic and/or...
Videos | Balloon Catheter | October 30, 2015
Todd Brinton, M.D., clinical associate professor and consulting associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford...
Image courtesy of Medtronic
Feature | Drug-Eluting Balloons | October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015 — Results from the ISAR-DESIRE 4 trial indicate that use of a scoring balloon plus a...
