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Published on: October 26, 2016
The bending technique of a scoring balloon Aperta NSE leading to successful crossing into stents
Naohiro Funayama1, Keigo Kayanuma1, Daisuke Sunaga1
1Department of Cardiology Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital Sapporo Japan.
Abstract:
A new scoring balloon Aperta NSE has 3 longitudinal nylon elements mounted on the non-compliant balloon surface. Although a high-pressure balloon is usually used as a post-dilation balloon in an implanted stent, it is difficult to pass into the stents because a balloon gets caught in stents in some cases. Aperta NSE has some grooves at elements; therefore, this balloon is bendable and shaped in an arc. The bent scoring balloon could eliminate interference between the balloon and the stents or lesions. Moreover, the point where the tip of the balloon contacts could change. As a result, it helps to improve crossability of this balloon. The bending technique of a scoring balloon Aperta NSE could lead to successful crossing into stents or complex lesions.
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