May 17, 2017 — Contego Medical LLC announced recently that it has received CE Marking of its Vanguard IEP Peripheral...
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 | Drug-Eluting Balloons | April 26, 2017
April 26, 2017 — Boston Scientific announced results from the RANGER SFA trial for the Ranger Paclitaxel-Coated PTA...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | March 09, 2017
March 9, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced the launch of the IN.PACT BTK study to evaluate the effectiveness of a...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | February 08, 2017
February 8, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced receipt of an investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | December 06, 2016
December 6, 2016 — The Spectranetics Corp. announced in late November that its Stellarex 0.014-inch...
Videos | Balloon Catheter | November 16, 2016
A discussion with Todd Brinton, M.D., about the newly FDA-cleared Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty System, at the...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 26, 2016
September 26, 2016 — C. R. Bard Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 22, 2016
September 22, 2016 — New data presented at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) conference demonstrated the...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | September 19, 2016
September 19, 2016 — Medtronic plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the IN.PACT...
The Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty system combines a balloon catheter with tiny lithotripsy electrodes that emit pulses to crack and break up calcium in peripheral arteries.
Technology | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance for Shockwave Medical’...
Videos | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | September 16, 2016
This video, provided by Shockwave Medical, demonstrates the Lithoplasty System. It uses ultrasonic waves to...
Feature | Cath Lab | September 14, 2016
Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2016 released its list late-breaking research presentations in vascular...
Technology | Drug-Eluting Balloons | July 18, 2016
July 18, 2016 — Medtronic plc has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the IN.PACT Admiral...
News | Drug-Eluting Balloons | June 03, 2016
June 3, 2016 — Cardionovum GmbH recently announced the completion of enrollment of the RAPID trial. Results will be...
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | May 05, 2016
May 5, 2016 — Intact Vascular Inc. announced that positive twelve-month results from its Tack Optimized Balloon...
