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...

The 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...

This is a new development on the vascular plug them from EV3. As far as we are aware ths is the only vascular plug that you can deliver through a micro catheter. It should enable rapid and complete occlusion of even very small vessels. The plug is made from nitinol and partially covered with...

This is a synthetic surgical glue based on cyanoacrylate with the addition of a monomer. It is biodegradable and impermeable to liquids. It seems to be more predictable and easier to use than hystoacryl (monomeric n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate) with less likelyhood of catheter fixation....

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.