How does a cutting balloon work?

How does a cutting balloon work?

The Cutting Balloon is a unique angioplasty device used in percutaneous coronary interventions. The advantage of the Cutting Balloon is its ability to reduce vessel stretch and vessel injury by scoring the vessel longitudinally rather than causing an uncontrolled disruption of the atherosclerotic plaque.

What is the balloon technique?

Intragastric balloon procedure Intragastric balloon placement is a weight-loss procedure that involves placing a saline-filled silicone balloon in your stomach. This helps you lose weight by limiting how much you can eat and making you feel fuller faster.

What is the surgical procedure in which a balloon tipped catheter?

Balloon angioplasty: A procedure in which a small balloon at the tip of the catheter is inserted near the blocked or narrowed area of the coronary artery. The technical name for balloon angioplasty is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

When do you use cutting balloons?

Conclusion The Cutting Balloon is a versatile product that is useful in any interventional laboratory. The Cutting Balloon has been used in: ISR; Resistant lesions; Small vessels; Bifurcations; Aorta-ostial lesions; Saphenous vein graft lesions; and Before stenting.

What is a scoring balloon catheter?

NSE Alpha. The Scoring Balloon Catheter NSE Alpha is designed for precise dilatation across a wide range of lesion types. NSE Alpha has three scoring elements for a controlled scoring of the vessel wall and aimed to reduce slippage during inflation. Non Slip Elements with a triangular cross section.

What is the procedure for balloon angioplasty?

A specially designed catheter with a tiny balloon is carefully guided through the artery to the blockage, then inflated to widen the opening and increase blood flow to the heart. A stent is often placed during the procedure, to keep the artery open after the balloon is deflated and removed.

What’s the difference between stent and balloon?

Balloon angioplasty is a minimally invasive cardiac catheterization procedure used to open narrow and blocked arteries. Heart stents are tiny lattice-shaped metal tubes that serve as scaffolding to keep the artery open.

What is a Wolverine cutting balloon?

The Wolverine Cutting Balloon Device is indicated for dilatation of stenoses in coronary arteries for the purpose of improving myocardial perfusion in those circumstances where a high pressure balloon resistant lesion is encountered.