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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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 drug-coated balloon was superior to...
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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 latest...
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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 approval...
News | Cath Lab | August 26, 2015
August 26, 2014 — The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced the late-breaking trials and first report...
Feature | Drug-Eluting Balloons | July 08, 2015
July 8, 2015 - C.R. Bard Inc. announced the publication of results from the LEVANT 2 study in the June 24, 2015, online...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015 - C.R. Bard Inc. announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has improved...
News | June 05, 2015
June 5, 2015 - Medtronic announced the launch of the Euphora semicompliant balloon dilatation catheter in countries...
Feature | May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 — Shockwave Medical announced $40 million in funding, co-led by returning investor Sofinnova Partners and...
News | May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015 — New clinical data from two different studies show the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon from Medtronic...
Technology | May 08, 2015
May 8, 2015 — Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and U.S. launch of the...
News | May 06, 2015
May 6, 2015 — The Spectranetics Corporation announced it is accelerating investments in the Stellarex drug-coated...
Videos | Drug-Eluting Balloons | April 02, 2015
In 2015, the FDA approved the first two drug-coated balloons for the U.S. market to treat peripheral artery disease in...
Videos | Cath Lab | March 25, 2015
Hear the latest trends and news on interventional cardiology from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2015 meeting...
