November 17, 2010 โ A drug-eluting balloon (DEB) and a coronary stent have received CE mark approval in Europe ...
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.
November 5, 2010 โ New research shows that novel drug-coated balloon technology is being adopted in niche ...
September 29, 2010 โ Results from a trial studying the effects of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) on peripheral ...
While the current positive revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has been made possible by the ...
September 17, 2010 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first device that combines an angioplasty ...
September 10, 2010 โ Cath Labs are being encouraged this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ...
August 19, 2010 โ The Cardiovascular Research Foundation recently announced the late-breaking trials and first ...
August 9, 2010 โ According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), a medical technology market research company ...
June 21, 2010 โ This week, 22 new balloon sizes have been added to the PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System ...
June 2, 2010 โ Covidien announced yesterday it is purchasing ev3 Inc. for $2.6 billion to expand its percutaneous ...
May 26, 2010 โ The first angioplasty balloon catheter to integrate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging has ...
May 25, 2010 โ A balloon catheter technology with enhanced trackability and a redesigned tip for greater ...
May 25, 2010 โ The first patient has been implanted with a bare metal coronary stent mounted on a drug-eluting ...
May 19, 2010 โ A high-performance balloon dilatation catheter designed for use in peripheral angioplasty ...
Several paclitaxel drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) are currently available on the European market, and several others are ...
Drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) may offer new options in treating peripheral vessels and restenosis. DEBs already ...