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news.Medtronic, a medical technology company, has launched the Sprinter Legend and the NC Sprinter balloon dilatation catheters on a rapid exchange delivery system, in the US.
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According to the company, the Sprinter Legend (semicompliant) balloon catheter provides the latest innovations in balloon technology and is well equipped to address difficult lesions in coronary angioplasty procedures.
The Sprinter Legend balloon catheter is being launched in a wide variety of sizes, covering diameters of 1.5 to 4mm and lengths of six to 30mm. The Sprinter Legend balloon catheter features the lowest pre-dilatation profiles on the market, making it suitable for use in challenging lesions, as well as allowing for the use of two balloons simultaneously in a small, six French, guide catheter, the company said.
The Sprinter Legend balloon catheter expands Medtronic’s US line of angioplasty balloons, which also include noncompliant (NC) balloon catheters. The NC Sprinter balloon catheter is said to be designed to provide the precision and performance expected in a post-stent dilatation balloon and to optimize stenting results in the era of drug-eluting stents (DES), including the company’s flagship Endeavor DES.
Sean Salmon, vice president and general manager of the coronary and peripheral vascular business at Medtronic, said: “As the latest addition to our broad US portfolio of angioplasty products, the Sprinter Legend balloon introduces a new level of balloon technology to assist our customers in treating various lesion types, including some of the most challenging.”