Is chocolate balloon drug coated?
Is chocolate balloon drug coated?
When a paclitaxel coating is added to the balloon, the combination forms the Chocolate Touch drug-coated balloon, which Tepe said has a 20% larger drug-coated surface compared with conventional balloons. He also noted that this is a one-step device, and does not require pre-dilatation.
What is a chocolate balloon angioplasty?
The Chocolate XD® PTCA Balloon Catheter is a specialty angioplasty balloon, used in the pre-dilation and treatment of coronary lesions. The balloon’s proprietary nitinol constraining structure creates “pillows” and “grooves” that are designed to provide predictable, uniform, and atraumatic dilatation.
What is a PTCA Balloon Catheter?
The Glider™ PTCA Balloon Catheter is a semi-compliant balloon with skived tip and low entry profile. The tip design, coupled with hydrophilic coating and an innovative, torqueable shaft, allows for precise tip orientation for use in crossing complex lesions and stent struts.
What material is used for angioplasty balloon?
In angioplasty, x-ray fluoroscopy or other imaging is used to guide a balloon-tipped catheter (a long, thin plastic tube) into an artery or vein to where it is narrowed or blocked. The balloon is inflated to open the vessel, then deflated and removed.
What is a scoring balloon?
The AngioSculpt percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty scoring balloon catheter is used for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis, including complex type C lesions and in-stent restenosis.
How does a cutting balloon work?
The Cutting Balloon is a unique angioplasty device used in percutaneous coronary interventions. The advantage of the Cutting Balloon is its ability to reduce vessel stretch and vessel injury by scoring the vessel longitudinally rather than causing an uncontrolled disruption of the atherosclerotic plaque.
Are also called as balloon catheters?
Foley catheter, a catheter with an inflatable balloon to retain it in the urinary tract.
What is the most serious complication of PTCA?
The most serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention results when there is an abrupt closure of the dilated coronary artery within the first few hours after the procedure.
Is PTCA a surgery?
PTCA, or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, is a minimally invasive procedure that opens blocked coronary arteries to improve blood flow to the heart muscle. First, a local anesthesia numbs the groin area. Then, the doctor puts a needle into the femoral artery, the artery that runs down the leg.
How do you clear a blocked heart without surgery?
Through angioplasty, our cardiologists are able to treat patients with blocked or clogged coronary arteries quickly without surgery. During the procedure, a cardiologist threads a balloon-tipped catheter to the site of the narrowed or blocked artery and then inflates the balloon to open the vessel.
How many days rest after angiogram?
Most people feel fine a day or so after having the procedure. You may feel a bit tired, and the wound site is likely to be tender for up to a week. Any bruising may last for up to 2 weeks.
Is AngioSculpt a cutting balloon?
The AngioSculpt device incorporates a semicompliant balloon (with rated burst pressures of up to 20 atm) and a laser cut nitinol scoring element (Figure 2).
What are the uses of the Chocolate Touch balloon catheter?
Indications for use. The Chocolate Touch® Paclitaxel Drug-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter is coated with the anti-restenotic drug paclitaxel and is intended for balloon dilatation of lesions in the peripheral vasculature, including the iliac, femoral, ilio-femoral, popliteal, infra-popliteal, and renal arteries.
What does a chocolate PTA balloon do for You?
The Chocolate PTA balloon is a semi-compliant balloon that is encased in a nitinol-constraining structure, or cage, that allows for 1:1 vessel sizing. The cage and the balloon expand simultaneously, so as the balloon unwraps, the cage prevents the balloon from catching on lesions and causing torsional stress and dissections.
Is the paclitaxel coated PTA balloon catheter safe?
This device was shown to be as safe and effective as standard angioplasty balloons with no drug coating.
Is the chocolate XD balloon dilatation catheter contraindicated?
The Chocolate XD ® PTCA Balloon Dilatation Catheter is contraindicated for unprotected left main coronary artery, coronary artery spasm in the absence of significant stenosis and crossing through stent struts.
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