| Literature DB >> 17846712 |
Nobumasa Tsutsui1, Yoko Tsutsui, Yasuhiro Tsutsui, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Kyoko Miwa, Kazuhide Kato.
Abstract
Tokai Medical Products developed an intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) balloon catheter with the following unique characteristics: the balloon can be applied to any patient irrespective of their physical size, and is therefore suitable for Japanese patients of small stature; a long soft tip is used, which is designed to avoid damage to blood vessels; the size of the catheter is reduced to 7 Fr, and the catheter can be used as a multifunctional balloon catheter, such as the Yoshioka type, that allows simultaneous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The safety of this catheter has been proven in scientific studies. In this review, we report the development of our IABP balloon catheter and give an outline of its characteristics.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17846712 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-007-0385-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Artif Organs ISSN: 1434-7229 Impact factor: 1.731