The balloon on a wire device: a new ultra-low-profile coronary angioplasty system/concept.
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.
Myler
R K
RK
San Francisco Heart Institute, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, California 94015.
Mooney
M R
MR
Stertzer
S H
SH
Clark
D A
DA
Hidalgo
B O
BO
Fishman
J
J
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
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates