Chocolate PTA Balloon Catheter
By: Trireme Medical/QT Vascular
Modulated Dilatation
Designed to deliver optimal results without a permanent implant
Chocolate® represents a breakthrough in PTA design. Its unique nitinol constraining structure is designed to provide atraumatic dilatation in the treatment of blocked arteries.
Less trauma = Better acute results.
Design & Specifications
Specifications:
Platform: Over-The-Wire (OTW)
Balloon Material: Nylon, Semi-compliant
Constraining Structure: Nitinol
Shaft Length: 120cm/135cm/150cm
Shaft: Braided
Key Features
Design: Unique nitinol “constraining structure” (CS) mounted on a semi compliant balloon
- Reduces the strain and trauma induced on the vessel walls during inflation through the use of “pillows”
- Uniformly distributes circumferential forces (calcific or eccentric lesions)
- Modifies plaque via:
- “Pillows”: Vessel dilatation without cutting or scoring
- “Grooves”: Stress relief, plaque modification
- Reduces dissections and may disrupt superficial calcium
- Fast deflation, concentric, low secondary profile – facilitates lesion re-crossing after multiple inflations
- Does not elongate – minimizes stretching of the vessel during inflation
Resources
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