a hollow tube with a small, inflatable balloon at the tip; used to open a narrowed artery or organ that has become blocked
An inflatable plastic cylinder mounted on a thin tube and used for dilating narrowed areas of the intestine.
A long, thin catheter that has a small inflatable balloon at the distal end. The balloon is expanded by injecting a mixture of saline and contrast medium. The inflated balloon catheter opens a blocked artery by pushing the plaque into the artery wall.
a tube which has an inflatable end that is inserted into the body.
a long, thin tube with a small balloon at the end
Coronary stent implantation usually follows balloon angioplasty, which requires inserting a balloon catheter into the femoral artery in the upper thigh. When this catheter is positioned at the location of the blockage in the coronary artery, it is slowly inflated to widen that artery, and is then removed.
Used to dilate a narrow structure. (see angioplasty)
A catheter with a balloon attached to the tip, used to dilate and widen a passageway in the body. Balloon catheters are used to open arteries that are blocked by plaque by compressing the blockage against the wall of the vessel, opening a passage and restoring blood flow. The balloon catheter now also serves as a means to open an adequate pathway to deliver a stent, known as pre-dilatation.
A long tube-like device with a small balloon on the end that can be threaded through an artery. Used in angioplasty or valvuloplasty.
used in angioplasty or valvuloplasty, it's a long tube-like device with a small balloon on the end that can be threaded through an artery.
A tube with a balloon at its tip for dilating arteries, used in angioplasty.
A balloon catheter is a type of "soft" catheter with an inflatable "balloon" at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a narrow opening or passage within the body. The deflated balloon catheter is positioned, then inflated to perform the necessary procedure, and deflated again in order to be removed.