PTA scoring balloon catheter 7 and 8 millimeters
The AngioSculpt PTA scoring balloon catheter in 7 and 8 millimeter diameter balloon sizes are ideally suited to treat the narrowing of the native or synthetic fistula. The product assists physicians with a difficult patient set, targeting lesions in the hemodialysis access that are resistant to standard balloon angioplasty.
Precision: Minimal slippage
Rectangular scoring edges lock the device in place. No significant device slippage or “watermelon seeding” means less risk of damage to healthy tissue.⁴,⁵
Power: More dilitation force
The leading edges are designed to drive outward expansion with up to ~15-25 times the force of a conventional balloon.³ AngioSculpt’s helical nitinol element creates a uniform initial luminal enlargement
Resistant stenoses
Lesions resistant to PTA are common and as many as 20% will require a high pressure dilatation (greater than 20 atm)¹
Safety: Low dissection rate
Post scoring, outward forces are designed to be equivalent to that of a conventional balloon resulting in a low dissection rate and minimal perforations, along with a low rate of adjunctive stenting.⁴,⁵