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  • Título: Vascular Solutions Announces the Launch of the PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System
  • Fecha: 25-03-2015

  • MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- Vascular Solutions, Inc. recently announced the launch of the PolarCath peripheral dilatation system for use in dilating stenoses in the peripheral vasculature (iliac, femoral, popliteal, infrapopliteal, renal, and subclavian arteries) and for the treatment of obstructive lesions of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) access grafts or arteriovenous dialysis fistulae. The PolarCath system is also indicated for post-deployment stent expansion of self-expanding peripheral vascular stents.

    The PolarCath peripheral dilatation system consists of a balloon catheter, an inflation unit, and a nitrous oxide cartridge. Use of the PolarCath system simultaneously dilates and modifies atherosclerotic plaque. Once delivered to the lesion, the PolarCath balloon is inflated with nitrous oxide gas, which cools the vessel wall during a 20-second treatment at -10° C.

    The inventor of the system, Dr. James Joye, stated, “Balloon cryoplasty has been shown in clinical studies and in everyday practice to be an important option for treating peripheral arterial disease, which in patients with severe PAD can lead to below-the-knee amputations.” Dr. Joye continued, “The controlled cooling of the plaque and artery wall provides three potential benefits: uniform vessel dilation with less vessel trauma; reduced vessel wall recoil; and induction of apoptosis, promoting the natural cell death of the smooth muscle cells that otherwise proliferate to cause restenosis.”

    The PolarCath peripheral dilatation system is currently available in the United States.


    About Vascular Solutions

    Vascular Solutions, Inc. is an innovative medical device company that focuses on developing unique clinical solutions for coronary and peripheral vascular procedures. The company’s product line consists of more than 80 products in three categories: catheter products, hemostat products and vein products. Vascular Solutions delivers its products to interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, electrophysiologists, and vein specialists through its direct U.S. sales force and international independent distributor network. For more information, visit www.vasc.com.



  • Fuente: endovascular.es