Indicated for the embolization of AVMs, prostate arteries for relief of symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia, hypervascular tumors, including uterine fibroids, meningiomas, etc., and hemostatic embolization
Microspheres are color-coded by size for definitive visualization and increased procedural safety, with corresponding color-coded labels and boxes
Embolization for the following conditions: hyper vascular tumors, AVMs, uterine fibroids, tumors of the head, neck, torso and skeletal system, neurovascular and peripheral, hepatocellular carcinoma, bleeding and trauma, and preoperative reduction of bleeding (except for the central nervous system)
Varian Medical Systems
Embozene Tandem Drug-Elutable Microspheres
HydroGel core with Polyzene-F coating
Calibrated sphere capable of loading doxorubicin, irinotecan, and idarubicin
40, 75, 100
Syringe labels are color-coded by particle size
Embolization of hyper vascular tumors, including hepatocellular carcinoma
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
HepaSphere Microspheres
Sodium acrylate alcohol copolymer
Spherical drug-eluting microspheres; doxorubicin and irinotecan
Indicated for the embolization of blood vessels with or without delivery of doxorubicin or irinotecan for therapeutic or preoperative purposes in the following procedures: embolization of hepatocellular carcinoma and embolization of metastases to the liver
Terumo Europe
HydroPearl
PEG
Bland microspheres
75; 200; 400; 600; 800; 1,100
Yes
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors, peripheral arteriovenous malformations, hepatocellular carcinoma, bleeding, and preoperative reduction of bleeding
Terumo Europe
LifePearl
PEG
Drug-eluting microspheres, loadable with doxorubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin and irinotecan
100, 200, 400
Yes
Embolization of blood vessels supplying hypervascular tumors or metastases in the liver
Invamed
Microsphere Drug Loadable Beads
NBCA particles
Irregularly shaped beads
150–200
One size; no coding
Embolization of hypervascular tumors, hepatic vascular tumors, including leiomyoma, uteri, and peripheral AVMs