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Sterling® ES Balloon Dilatation Catheters

Breakthrough Ultra-Low Profile
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Overview

Product Information

The Sterling ES Balloon PTA Dilatation Catheter is a high performance 0.014" balloon catheter. This ultra-low profile balloon is available in both Over-the-Wire (OTW) and rapid exchange platforms and is designed for exceptional crossing.

Breakthrough Ultra-Low Profile*

  • .017" tip entry profile
  • Designed to promote crossability through tight stenoses
  • Designed to help facilitate atraumatic lesion entry
  • Semi-compliant Pebax® Balloon Material


Responsive Pushability & Trackability

  • Lubricious inner shaft, smooth, seamless tip-to-shaft transitions designed to enhance trackability
  • Balloon and shaft design designed to promote smooth navigation through tortuous vasculature
  • Nano-composite Slope™ Shaft Technology engineered for enhanced pushability and trackability


Clinical Versatility

  • Over-the-Wire and rapid exchange catheters
  • Builds on the Sterling size matrix
    • Balloon diameters: 1.5mm - 4.0mm (½ sizes)
    • Balloon lengths: 20mm, 30mm, 40mm
    • Shaft lengths: 142cm - 146cm
  • The Sterling ES Balloon Catheter is designed for exceptional crossability


Device Illustration

Sterling ES OTW Schematic
  1. Nano-composite material adds structure and pushability to outer shaft
  2. Outer shaft designed for smooth transition from stiff to more flexible, all in one piece, for efficient push transition
  3. Bi-segment™ inner shaft designed to optimize the balance between push and track
  4. Pebax® balloon designed for reduced balloon waist and for ultra-low profile
  5. New tip design with 0.017" tip entry profile

Sterling ES Monorail Schematic

  1. Polymer-sleeved hypotube designed for kink resistance, ease of handling and security
  2. Bi-segment inner shaft designed to optimize the balance between push and track
  3. Pebax balloon designed for reduced balloon waist and provides great sizing flexibility with low profile
  4. New tip design with 0.017" tip entry point


 

*Bench test data. N=6, 2.5mm x 20mm product. Bench test results many not necessarily be indicative of clinical performance.
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Pebax is a registered trademark of Arkema France.

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Sterling® ES Balloon Dilatation Catheters

Product Type

Balloon Catheter

Used in Procedures

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)

Related Medical Areas

Interventional Radiology

Related Conditions

Vascular Disease