A novel stent delivery catheter: the Intella Trinity balloon.
The Trinity catheter is a novel multiballoon device designed to facilitate stent delivery by providing for predilatation, stent deployment, and further expansion on a single shaft. The device was tested extensively in a canine model with a variety of stents before being used in a limited human feasibility trial in Europe. A description of the device and its initial human application is presented.
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Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA. oesterle.stephen@mgh.harvard.edu
Hayase
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Schuler
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Macaya Migyel
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Cumberland
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Katoh
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Reifart
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D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents