title: The balloon on a wire device: a new ultra-low-profile coronary angioplasty system/concept.
abstract: A new ultra-low-profile coronary angioplasty device, a "balloon probe," is presented. This device consists of a balloon on a coronary guidewire and is the lowest profile dilatation system presently available. The balloon material is polyethylene terephthalate, a new polymer with high inflation pressure limits and very low compliance. This report discusses this device and its usage in coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: San Francisco Heart Institute, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, California 94015.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Myler
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stertzer
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates