US Go-Ahead for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Dilation Catheters

Published date : 01 October 2012
Article date : 01 October 2012

Massdevice reports that Boston Scientific has won FDA clearance for the Emerge percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon dilation catheters in treatment of coronary artery disease, he leading cause of death in the US. They say that the devices, used during angioplasty and stenting procedures, help open clogged arteries that, left untreated, could lead to heart attack.
 
The company has already begun marketing the device, offering both Monorail and Over-The-Wire balloon catheter options, according to a company press release. 
 
Earlier this year, the Natick won CE Mark approval in the EU for the Emerge PTCA line and began commercialisation, immediately. Apparently, the catheters are also available in a range of sizes from 1.2mm up to 4mm, with balloon lengths ranging from 8mm up to 30mm. 
 
Source: Massdevice, 27 September 2012.
 
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