EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER, CH 3, balloon, 80 cm, ster., s.u.
Valid Article
THROMBECTOMY BALLOON CATHETER
Definition
A sterile flexible tube designed for the percutaneous, transluminal disruption and removal of clotted blood (i.e., a thrombus or thromboembolus) causing vascular obstruction in native and stented blood vessels, native and synthetic bypass grafts, and/or haemodialysis access grafts, through distension of a balloon intended to dilate the stenosis. It is a balloon catheter that may include valves for the injection of contrast media/thrombolytic agents and/or an embolectomy coil for mechanical removal of the obstruction. This is a single-use device
Synonym
FOGARTY catheter, embolectomy catheter
Specifications
Technical specifications
- Material: polyurethane shaft
- radio-opaque
- single-lumen
- graded every 5 - 10 cm
- length +/- 80 cm
- CH 3, CH4 and CH5
- colour coded catheter and balloon capacity size
- Proximal end: transparent Luer lock tip, with screw cap
- Distal end: short atraumatic tip with strong cylinder shaped latex balloon
- With rigid stylet in stainless steel
- Sterile, for single use
Packaging & Labelling
Single unit sealed packaging,
Instructions for use
A method of arterial clearing of introducing into the artery, upstream of the obliterated area, a probe provided with a balloon at its end.
Insert the catheter gently into the vessel, advancing it beyond the thrombus or embolus. Inflate the balloon with the recommended volume of sterile saline or air using a syringe. Do not overinflate; refer to manufacturer guidelines for maximum inflation volume. Withdraw the catheter slowly, allowing the balloon to pull the clot out of the vessel. Repeat as necessary until the vessel is clear of the emboli.
MSF requirements
Used in vascular operations to clear the arterial system.