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The 018 Hydrophilic Coated OTW PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter is indicated for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the peripheral vasculature in the iliac, femoral, popliteal, and renal arteries, and for the treatment of obstructive lesions of native or synthetic arteriovenous dialysis fistulae.

The catheter is a coaxial catheter with a semi compliant balloon near the distal tip. It is an Over-the-Wire (OTW) Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) device with various shaft lengths. The balloon has two radiopaque markers that aid in the placement of the balloon within the stenosis. The clearance between the inner and outer shafts acts as the passage for the inflation medium for balloon expansion. The proximal end of the catheter has a bifurcated manifold & strain relief that allows for the use of the 0.018" guidewire and the attachment of a balloon inflation device via a standard luer connector. The inflation device is used to inflate and deflate the balloon with a contrast medium. The device is used by positioning the balloon catheter over a guidewire. The balloon is aligned under fluoroscopy in the diseased vessel at the area to be treated. The balloon is then inflation media to pressures ranging between the nominal and the rated burst pressure to dilate the occluded area. On completion the balloon is then deflated under vacuum and removed from the patient. The 018 Hydrophilic Coated OTW PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter is to be provided sterile (via ethylene oxide, EtO) and is intended for single use only.