r4 Vascular, Inc. has announced FDA clearance to market its Vector™ Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty balloon catheters in 28 sizes. All Vector™ balloon catheter sizes are rated for up to 30 atmospheres of pressure and are radiopaque when deflated or inflated.
Angioplasty
FDA Clears More Sizes Of Chocolate™ PTA Balloon Catheter
Trireme hasn’t really explained why its PTA balloon catheter is called chocolate, but clinicians won’t care if FDA’s approval of further sizes means they can use it for more peripheral vascular indications.
FDA Clearance For First Below-The-Knee Embolic Capture Device
FDA has cleared Angiodslide’s tiny Proteus™ device for balloon angioplasty and embolic capture in peripheral vessels. It works by folding in on itself on deflation, in so doing drawing the embolic fragments into a sort of inverted balloon-bag. Clever.
Researchers Unveil New Concept In Balloon Angioplasty
Sounds like a simple idea cleverly executed, which makes University of Limerick researcher Dr Michael Walsh’s claims that this new balloon angioplasty device may advance the technique sound reasonable.