Adelante Radial Introducer Sheath

Oscor Inc.
(727) 937-2511
www.oscor.com

Key Features

  • Hemostatic valve
  • Elongated sheath-to-dilator transition
  • Hydrophilic coating
  • Atraumatic tip
  • Color-coded hub for size identification

Oscor Inc. (Palm Harbor, FL) announced the launch of its next-generation technology for radial access, the Adelante radial introducer sheath with hemostatic valve. The device features an elongated sheathto- dilator transition for easy access, a hydrophilic coating, and superb hemostatic valve technology; these features allow for the smooth insertion of diagnostic and therapeutic devices, the company stated.

Additionally, the device has a soft, atraumatic tip and a color-coded hub that allows for quick and easy French size identification. The Adelante radial introducer sheath is available in multiple French sizes and kit configurations.

Torx Guidewire

Galt Medical Corporation
www.galtmedical.com

Key Features

  • Proprietary transitionless construction
  • Solid nitinol core construction
  • Coils constructed of proprietary Galt Gold material
  • Silicone coatings
  • 1:1 torque and steerability

Galt Medical Corporation (Garland, TX) has launched its line of Torx transitionless guidewires. Features include a transitionless construction for improved navigation during challenging interventional cases, a solid nitinol core for flexibility and kink resistance, a Galt Gold coiled tip to provide enhanced visualization, and silicone coatings designed for maximum control and durability throughout the procedure. Torx guidewires are available in a variety of diameters, tip lengths, and angles for a wide range of applications, with 1:1 torque and steerability for enhanced performance, the company advised.

Sentrant Introducer Sheath

Medtronic, Inc.
www.medtronic.com/contact-us/
http://www.aortic.medtronicendovascular.com/international/sentrant/

Key Features

  • Optimal seal for superior hemostasis during the procedure
  • Reinforced coil for proven kink resistance
  • Hydrophilic coating and flexibility for easy tracking through tortuous and calcified iliacs
  • Radiopaque marker band for clear visibility
  • Dilator locking mechanism for secure positioning

Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has received CE Mark approval for the Sentrant introducer sheath. Designed for abdominal and thoracic endovascular procedures, Sentrant has superior hemostasis and kink resistance when compared to competitive introducer sheaths, according to internal bench tests.1 Sentrant features a hydrophilic coating and enhanced flexibility for easier tracking in challenging anatomies, the company stated.

The system comprises a dilator and an introducer sheath that accommodates a guidewire. The dilator is radiopaque and has a tapered, flexible tip that facilitates atraumatic tracking through the vasculature. The introducer sheath is composed of a coil-reinforced catheter for optimal kink resistance.

With this addition, Medtronic now offers a complete endovascular toolkit to complement the current market-leading Endurant II AAA stent graft system and Valiant thoracic stent graft with Captivia delivery system.

  1. Bench test data on file at Medtronic, Inc. Test data not indicative of clinical performance. Bench test compared 12-F and 18-F Cook Check-Flo Performer and Gore DrySeal to 12-F and 18-F Sentrant.

Vessix Renal Denervation System

Boston Scientific Corporation
www.bostonscientific.com/vessix

Key Features

  • Familiar, over-the-wire balloon-based technology
  • 30-second treatment time
  • Precise bipolar energy delivery

Boston Scientific Corporation (Natick, MA) has initiated the commercial launch of the Vessix Renal Denervation System in Europe and select countries. The Vessix System is a highly differentiated, catheterbased renal denervation system designed to reduce blood pressure in uncontrolled hypertensive patients.

The Vessix System is built on a familiar, over-the-wire balloon catheter platform preferred by many interventionists. The system requires only 30 seconds of treatment time for a single placement in most anatomies, minimizing patient discomfort. The Vessix System is the only renal denervation device to utilize bipolar energy to disrupt the renal sympathetic nerves, whose hyperactivity leads to high blood pressure. This approach enables more localized and precise delivery of energy into only the tissues targeted by the physician. The system received both CE Mark and TGA approval in 2012. This device is investigational and not available for sale in the United States.