Abu Dhabi, UAE — The use of a balloon guide catheter was associated with worse functional outcomes than the use of a conventional guide catheter in stroke patients with large vessel anterior ...

Common procedures include: 1) balloon angioplasty, which uses a balloon catheter to collapse a plaque (that is, a buildup of fats, cholesterols, and other substances) against the vessel wall in order ...

Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Key Takeaways Balloon angioplasty is used to widen blocked or narrow blood vessels.It ...

Biosense Webster, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, today announced the European launch of the HELIOSTAR ™ Balloon Ablation Catheter – the first radiofrequency balloon ablation catheter – The ...

Johnson & Johnson business Cerenovus Inc. is launching a balloon guide catheter for the U.S. and Canada stroke market. The Irvine, Calif.-based company’s Emboguard device is designed to remove blood ...

Boston Scientific is giving new meaning to the polar plunge. The medtech giant has received FDA approval for a catheter that uses extreme cold to attack the irregular mechanisms of the pulmonary vein ...

Biomerics, a contract manufacturer serving the interventional device market, has just opened a new Balloons & Balloon Catheters Centre of Excellence in Galway, Ireland. The facility is expected to ...

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) has issued a correction recall for its POLARx and POLARx FIT cryoablation balloon catheters over concerns that they may cause serious esophageal injuries or even death.

Boston Scientific has issued a recall for its POLARx Cryoablation Balloon Catheters after four deaths and seven reported injuries linked to astrio-esophageal fistulas, a severe complication during ...