This absorbable gelatin sponge is commonly used for aiding wound haemostasis during orthopaedic and other surgery but is also used extensively as an embolic agent in Interventional Radiology. The embolic effects are temporary. It is also used to plug PTC tracts to prevent bile leakage on drain...
read full descriptionThe GT wire from Terumo is a micro guidewire with hydrophilic coating and a variety of different shaped ends. 45/90 degrees, J tipped, and double angled 90 plus 150 degrees. The wire is nitinol with a hydrophilic coating and a distal gold coil at the tip to aid visibility.
read full descriptionAGA Medical’s Amplatzer Vascular Plug offers a single layer of Nitinol mesh designed for rapid occlusion. The single lobe design of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug provides a device length appropriate for short vessel landing zones. Amplatzer Vascular Plugs are designed to provide optimal...
read full descriptionThe Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4 is delivered through a 0.038 diagnostic catheter which increases the options for using these types of vascular occluders. The type 4 plug effectively has 4 layers of occluding mesh. The advantage of this type of plug is its flexibility and small profile allowing it...
read full descriptionThe Amplatzer Vascular Plug II's unique multi-segmented, multi-layered design significantly reduces the time to occlusion for transcatheter embolization procedures. The three lobes of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II are designed to better conform to vessel landing zones. The plug 2 has 6...
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