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 | July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014 -- Continuing to advance the development of innovative treatment options for coronary artery disease,...
Technology | July 11, 2014
July 11, 2014 — Cordis Corp. announced the launch of its Saber PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty)...
Feature | June 16, 2014
June 16, 2014 — C. R. Bard Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Circulatory System...
News | June 03, 2014
June 3, 2014 — Medtronic Inc. announced CE mark and launch of the NC Euphora noncompliant balloon dilatation...
News | May 14, 2014
May 14, 2014 — OrbusNeich announced the launch of the Sapphire II NC coronary dilatation catheter, a non-compliant...
News | April 23, 2014
April 23, 2014 — Interim results from The Chocolate Bar Registry conducted in the United States demonstrate that use...
News | April 16, 2014
April 16, 2014 — Patients with peripheral artery disease in the upper leg experienced significantly better outcomes...
News | March 06, 2014
March 6, 2014 — Despite good immediate results, in up to 40 percent of patients, obstructed arteries in the leg...
News | March 03, 2014
March 3, 2014 — Biotronik announced the release of its Passeo-18 Lux...
News | February 28, 2014
February 28, 2014 — Cordis Corp. announced an agreement with TriReme Medical Inc. that grants the company exclusive...
News | January 28, 2014
Bard’s Drug Coated Balloon, Below the Knee Clinical Trial Discussed at Leipzig Interventional Course
January 30, 2014 — Experts presented six-month LEVANT 2...
Feature | January 03, 2014 | Dave Fornell
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News | December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013 — Intact Vascular Inc., a developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular...
News | November 14, 2013
November 14, 2013 — AngioScore, Inc., a developer of angioplasty...
