Paclitaxel-eluting balloon is a rapid exchange catheter designed for percutaneous transluminal angioplasties of coronary arteries. The body of the catheter features a combination of a single lumen at the proximal end and a dual lumen at the distal end. The balloon is coated with a homogeneous mixture of Paclitaxel, a derivative of Taxol, and a physiologically innocuous matrix, the excipient. The drug’s dose is 3 µg/mm2 of balloon surface. The drug is released from the balloon by means of a rapid inflation so that a high dose is released in a very short period. The catheter is indicated for dilatation of stenotic portions in coronary arteries or stenosis after bypass grafts which replace coronary arteries. Small vessels can also be treated, as well as residual stenosis after balloon treatment or endoprosthesis, and also pre/post-dilatation of endovascular coronary prosthesis, with the aim of improving myocardial perfusion. Diameter from 1.5 mm to 4.5 mm and lengths from 10 mm up to 40 mm.
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