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Cook Medical Announces FDA Clearance for Advance® 35LP PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter - PVD by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 16 Jul 2009 11:05pm . BD Press Release: ”Workhorse” device completes suite of low-profile PTA balloons, provides physicians with enhanced deliverability to the superficial femoral, iliac and renal arteries Bloomington, Ind., July 15, 2009 – Cook Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its newest balloon dilatation Read on »

Kissing balloon kisses what ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 29 Apr 2012 1:12pm Kissing balloon is the standard technique used to tackle branch vessel stenosis . When a vessel branches out and both branches has a lesion, single balloon can not dilate a lesion optimally . This is because , the side branch not only shares a common ostial tissue but also shares plaque material within the walls of main and side vessel ... Read on »

Class I Medical Device Recall: AngioScore Inc. - AngioSculpt "EX" PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter by Health & Human Services Posted Tue 07 Sep 2010 9:00pm ) Scoring Balloon Catheter (all Part/REF Numbers 2034-XXYY with lot numbers less than F09060003). This recall only includes "EX" Catheters. This product was distributed from January 30, 2009 through December 4, 2009. Use: The AngioSculpt PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter is used to dilate narrowed coronary arteries (stenosis), and to improve blood flow Read on »

Is plain balloon angiopasty(POBA) a dead concept ? If so who killed it ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 08 Mar 2011 12:54pm When PTCA was introduced by Gruntzig in 1977 the whole world was awestruck. All he did was . . . to dilate a coronary stenosis with a balloon. No scaffolding was ever... in the 1980s, with a simple balloon . . . what is the difficulty for us to replicate it in 2011 ? Unfortunately advocates of POBA (Plain old balloon angioplasty Read on »

AngioSculpt "EX" PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter by AngioScore, Inc.: Recall - Risk of Catheter Separation by FDA Posted Wed 08 Sep 2010 10:50am PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter is used to dilate narrowed coronary arteries (stenosis), and to improve blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardial perfusion). RECOMMENDATION Read on »

AngioScore Inc., AngioSculpt Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Scoring Balloon Catheter OTW 0.018" Platform - Class I by FDA Posted Wed 05 Jan 2011 11:45am Scoring Balloon Catheter OTW 0.018" Platform is used for dilatation of lesions in the iliac, femoral, ilia-femoral, popliteal, infra popliteal, and renal arteries Read on »

Class I Medical Device Recall: AngioScore Inc., AngioSculpt Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Scoring Balloon Catheter by Health & Human Services Posted Wed 05 Jan 2011 12:00am . Use: The AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter; OTW 0.018" Platform, is used for dilatation of lesions in the iliac, femoral, ilia-femoral, popliteal, infra popliteal... Recall Class: Class I Date Recall Initiated: November 15, 2010 Product(s): The AngioSculpt PTA Scoring Balloon Catheter; OTW 0.018" Platform Read on »