ANGIODYNAMICS UNVEILS NEW LINE OF PTA BALLOON CATHETERS.AngioDynamics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of E-Z-EM, Inc. (Amex: EZM.A and EZM.B) has unveiled its new WorkHorse PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. balloon catheter balloon catheter n. A catheter with an inflatable balloon at its tip, used especially to expand a partially obstructed blood vessel or bodily passage and to measure blood pressure in a blood vessel. Also called balloon-tip catheter. . The product is cleared for general sale by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. . The new product line features a rugged, high-pressure balloon designed to perform nearly 80% of all PTA procedures at an economical price. AngioDynamics developed the product line in a total of fifty-four individual configurations, including 5mm, 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm and 10mm diameters and 2cm, 4cm and 6cm lengths. Eamonn Hobbs, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said, "The WorkHorse PTA balloon improves AngioDynamics' position as a vital supplier to our customer, the Interventional Radiologist. Peripheral Transluminal transluminal /trans·lu·mi·nal/ (trans-loo´mi-n'l) through or across a lumen, particularly of a blood vessel. trans·lu·min·al adj. Passing or occurring across a lumen. Angioplasty is a key service provided by Interventional Radiologists. The addition of this product line will allow these practitioners another choice of devices and give them more reasons for choosing AngioDynamics as their supplier of choice." The WorkHorse PTA balloon catheter features a non-compliant, low profile, high-pressure (up to 18 atm burst pressure) balloon. The 5mm through 8mm balloons will pass through a 6 French introducer sheath and the 9mm and 10mm balloons will pass through a 7 French sheath. The coaxial shaft design (shaft lengths will be available in 50cm, 75cm and 100cm) provides excellent flexibility without compromising "pushability," inflation and deflation times. The WorkHorse PTA balloon is also well suited as a stent delivery system and the company plans to aggressively market the product for this procedure. The company estimates the U.S. market for PTA balloon catheters is in excess of $119 million annually. AngioDynamics' strategy is to focus product development efforts solely based on the needs of Interventional Radiologists. In addition to the already released ABSCESSION Drainage Catheter, the company intends to market its WorkHorse PTA balloon catheter and VistaFlex platinum stent which are cleared for sale in the United States for a biliary indication. This group of new products, added to the company's portfolio of angiographic catheters, thrombolytic drug delivery systems, electro-mechanical injectors, vascular access vascular access Clinical medicine The ability to enter the vascular system; the ease with which the vascular system can be entered for administering therapy or obtaining blood for testing devices and carbon dioxide systems, places AngioDynamics as a full-service provider to the global Interventional Radiology community. For more information, call 518/798-1215 ext. 167. |
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