Interventional technology developer Cook of Bloomington, IN, has launched its new Advance ATB PTA dilatation catheter.
The new percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheter is designed for easier insertion and pullback into the sheath, and its short, tapered tip allows dilatation in confined spaces and increases accessibility within strictured vessels.
The catheter also incorporates an increased lumen size for enhanced inflation/deflation rates while providing sufficient rated burst pressure to dilate lesions, and embedded gold radiopaque markers on the catheter shaft enable precise positioning under fluoroscopy, according to the firm.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 1, 2005
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