September 19, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the IN.PACT ...
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.
September 19, 2016
September 16, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for Shockwave Medical’s ...
September 16, 2016
This video, provided by Shockwave Medical, demonstrates the Lithoplasty System. It uses ultrasonic waves to treatment ...
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July 18, 2016 — Medtronic plc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the IN.PACT Admiral drug ...
July 18, 2016
May 5, 2016 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced that positive twelve-month results from its Tack Optimized Balloon ...
May 05, 2016
March 28, 2016 — NuCryo Vascular LLC announced the launch of the Next Generation Cryoplasty Inflation device. The device ...
March 28, 2016
March 22, 2016 — PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute enrolled the first patient in Pennsylvania into the TOBA II ...
March 22, 2016
January 29, 2016 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced that positive six-month results from its Tack Optimized Balloon ...
January 29, 2016
January 18, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that the IN.PACT Admiral drug eluting balloon (DEB) has received CE ...
January 18, 2016
January 12, 2016 — NuCryo Vascular LLC announced that they have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) ...
January 12, 2016
November 24, 2015 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning this week that hydrophilic and/or ...
November 24, 2015
Todd Brinton, M.D., clinical associate professor and consulting associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford ...
October 30, 2015
October 22, 2015 — Results from the ISAR-DESIRE 4 trial indicate that use of a scoring balloon plus a paclitaxel-coated ...
October 22, 2015
October 18, 2015 — Two-year results from the IN.PACT SFA study found the use of a drug-coated balloon was superior to co ...
October 18, 2015October 9, 2015 — Cardinal Health is launching its expanded portfolio in the cardiovascular space including the latest ...
October 09, 2015