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.
News | October 22, 2013
October 22, 2013 — AngioScore Inc., a developer of...
Feature | August 19, 2013
August 19, 2013 — Medtronic Inc. announced the submission of its first pre-market approval (PMA) module to the U.S....
Boston Scientific's Apex PTCA dilatation balloon catheter. In 2012, Boston Scientific was the market leader in the PTCA and cutting balloon market, with more than half of the market share.
Feature | July 23, 2013 | Kamran Zamanian, Ph.D., and Jefferson Harding, B.Sc., MA
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon catheters were the first devices used in...
Feature | July 23, 2013
July 23, 2013 — AngioScore Inc. announced the completion of enrollment in the Drug-Coated AngioSculpt Scoring...
News | July 01, 2013
July 1, 2013 — One-year data from an Italian multicenter randomized controlled trial of the In.Pact Falcon...
Technology | June 25, 2013
June 25, 2013 — Cordis Corp. announced the European CE marking and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval...
News | June 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 — Biosensors International Group Ltd. has entered into a licensing agreement with Eurocor GmbH, a...
News | June 10, 2013
June 10, 2013 — C. R. Bard Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient into the Lutonix Below the Knee (BTK...
Technology | June 04, 2013
June 4, 2013 — Covidien recently introduced its RapidCross 0.014-inch Rapid Exchange Percutaneous Transluminal...
Boston Scientific's Apex PTCA dilatation balloon catheter.
Feature | May 30, 2013 | Kamran Zamanian, Ph.D., and Jefferson Harding, B.Sc., MA
Interventional cardiology treats cardiovascular disease, an illness currently afflicting one in every three...
Technology | May 01, 2013
May 1, 2013 — InterValve Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance to market the new V8 Aortic...
Abbott's Mini-Trek balloon dilatation catheter.
Feature | February 22, 2013 | Dave Fornell
February 22, 2013 — Physicians have new tools for treating coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) after Abbott...
News | February 11, 2013
February 11, 2013 — Vascular Nanotransfer Technologies (VNT) says it has developed the industry’s most versatile...
Feature | January 29, 2013 | Dave Fornell
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Technology | January 28, 2013
January 28, 2013 — AngioScore Inc. announced the launch of its new 100 mm length AngioSculpt PTA Scoring...
