At CIRSE 2014, Terumo annunced ?the launch of AZUR CX. ?They said that the soft .018? detachable coil has been optimised to deliver Best-in-Class, cross-sectional coverage. ?It is a complex-shaped, bare platinum coil with an inner core of hydrogel that expands from the inside out. ?The unique...

This multilayered stent system is a natural evolution of the previous use of uncovered stents in saccular and popliteal aneurysms before the introduction of covered stent grafts. The theory is that the multilayed stent alters the flow dynamics of the blood leading to thrombosis of the sac...

The Concerto detachable coil allows for precise placement of embolisation coils in the vascular tree. The coils come in a range of sizes from 2mm diameter (micro catheter compatible) to 50cm in length (standard catheter). The simple locking and deployment mechanism allows retrieval and...

N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) can be used as a liquid embolic agent when mixed with Lipiodol to make it radio opaque. The ratio affects the polymerisation time. The more lipiodol then the slower the time to solidify and the deeper the vascular penetration generally.  

These are claimed to have good pushability and trackability. They have a nitinol braded design with varying degrees of flexibility along the shaft. They have either a 45 degree or 90 degree tip angle and are said to have a relativey large internal diameter. They accept a 0.014 inch guidewire...