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.
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017 — Surmodics Inc. announced receipt of an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017 — The Spectranetics Corp. announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market...
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | June 28, 2017
June 28, 2017 — Philips Healthcare and Spectranetics Corp. announced they have entered into a definitive merger...
News | June 12, 2017
June 12, 2017 – Med Alliance announced completion on schedule of patient enrollment in the first-in-man (FIM) study of...
News | Balloon Catheter | May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017 — Abbott Vascular has initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of three catheters due to 19 reports...
Videos | EP Lab | May 17, 2017
This video, provided by Spectranetics, demonstrates how to deploy the Bridge Occlusion Balloon used to seal accidental...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | May 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 — Contego Medical LLC announced recently that it has received CE Marking of its Vanguard IEP Peripheral...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | April 26, 2017
April 26, 2017 — Boston Scientific announced results from the RANGER SFA trial for the Ranger Paclitaxel-Coated PTA...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | March 09, 2017
March 9, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced the launch of the IN.PACT BTK study to evaluate the effectiveness of a drug-...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | February 08, 2017
February 8, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced receipt of an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | December 06, 2016
December 6, 2016 — The Spectranetics Corp. announced in late November that its Stellarex 0.014-inch drug-coated...
Videos | Balloon Catheter | November 16, 2016
A discussion with Todd Brinton, M.D., about the newly FDA-cleared Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty System, at the...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 26, 2016
September 26, 2016 — C. R. Bard Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 22, 2016
September 22, 2016 — New data presented at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) conference demonstrated the...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 19, 2016
September 19, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the IN.PACT...
