March 28, 2016 — NuCryo Vascular LLC announced the launch of the Next Generation Cryoplasty Inflation device. The...
Balloon Catheter
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for angioplasty balloon catheters (PTA). In addition to POBA, this section includes news about valvuloplasty balloons and specialty cutting balloon.
PolarCath Balloon Dilatation System image courtesy of NuCryo Vascular
Technology | Balloon Catheter | March 28, 2016
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...
Image courtesy of Medtronic
Feature | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015 — Two-year results from the IN.PACT SFA study found the use of a...
Image courtesy of C.R. Bard
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015 — C. R. Bard Inc. announced the presentation of the 12-month results from the Lutonix Global Real-...
News | Cath Lab | October 09, 2015
October 9, 2015 — Cardinal Health is launching its expanded portfolio in the cardiovascular space including the...
Image courtesy of Intact Vascular
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | October 01, 2015
October 1, 2015 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted conditional...
News | Cath Lab | August 26, 2015
August 26, 2014 — The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced the late-breaking trials and first report...
