Boston Scientific launches PTA balloon catheter

Keith Moore | June 20, 2011 | Health Exec | Digital Transformation

Boston Scientific has launched its Mustang PTA Balloon Catheter, a 0.035 inch percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) catheter designed for peripheral angioplasty procedures.

Boston Scientific developed the Mustang PTA Balloon Catheter to meet physician needs for a balloon catheter in a wide range of sizes. It uses the company’s NyBax Balloon Material, a co-extrusion of nylon and Pebax polymers engineered to provide high-pressure, non-compliant dilation in a low-profile balloon. The Mustang Balloon Catheter offers burst pressure (up to 24 atmospheres) and is compatible with a 5 French introducer sheath, according to the Natick, Mass.-based developer and manufacturer of medical devices.

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