A simple method for limiting angioplasty catheter balloon pressures.
Percutaneous angioplasty catheter balloons may rupture if over-inflated. Balloon inflation pressures are not always measured. We describe a simple and inexpensive method for limiting balloon inflation pressures, using no additional equipment.
Jeffree
M A
MA
Wilson
D J
DJ
Ward
J C
JC
Fletcher
E W
EW
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure