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March 5, 2013
New Diameters for Boston Scientific's Rubicon Support Catheter Launched
March 6, 2013—Boston Scientific Corporation (Natick, MA) announced the launch of its 0.035-inch and 0.018-inch Rubicon support catheter in the United States. The device is designed to assist interventionists with placement and support of guidewires to deliver stents and balloons to open blockages in the legs and other peripheral arteries.
In addition to the new sizes, the Rubicon support catheter is available in a 0.014-inch diameter and in a variety of lengths, including 65 cm, 90 cm, 135 cm, and 150 cm. The Rubicon support catheter has received US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and achieved CE Mark approval. The company is also launching the 0.035-inch Rubicon support catheter in Europe; the 0.018-inch device was introduced in Europe last fall.
Louis Lopez, MD, of St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, commented on the device in the company's press release. Dr. Lopez stated, “The Rubicon support catheter offers an outstanding combination of features. It offers the pushability, low profile, and flexibility needed for navigating through the types of challenging, complex lesions that physicians face in the peripheral vascular space.”
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