Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, June 29th, 2008
The new product, which rounds out OrbusNeich's balloon catheter portfolio, is designed for use in focused force angioplasty, a technique in which the force resulting from balloon inflation in a stenotic lesion is concentrated at one or more locations within the stenosis. Published research has shown that focused force angioplasty is effective in resolving resistant stenosis while reducing the frequency of complications with its use of gradual, low-pressure inflations.
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