Dilation · CTO & complex lesions
Anchor™ DST
A dual short-track coronary dilation balloon catheter for CTO, complex, and tortuous lesions.
The device, in detail
Two rapid-exchange short tracks, one at each end of the balloon.
Proximal short track
- Auto-perfusion during long inflations
- In-situ guidewire exchange along the first wire
- Parallel-wire pushability for crossing
Distal short track
- Balloon distal exit for fast device exchange
- Multi-device delivery through tortuous anatomy
- Intravascular anchoring in curved lesions
A rapid-exchange port at each end.
The Anchor™ DST is a rapid-exchange balloon with a short track at each end of the balloon, combining a dual-lumen microcatheter with a dilation balloon. Both lumens accept 0.014 in guidewires for smooth passage.
Used alone, either short track handles balloon distal exit, auto-perfusion, multi-device delivery, and anchoring in curved vessels. Used together, the two tracks enable in-situ guidewire exchange and extra pushability with parallel wires.
What the dual short track enables
Using one short track
Distal exit for fast device exchange
Rapid-exchange ports let the balloon withdraw quickly from the guidewire, shortening procedure time and reducing the risk of accidental guidewire retention.
Auto-perfusion during dilation
Blood flows through the proximal and distal short tracks while the balloon is inflated, maintaining vessel patency during long inflations.
Multi-device delivery
Guides a stent or other device through tortuous anatomy, then straightens the vessel to help the device pass.
Intravascular anchoring
Anchors in curved lesions to provide the support complex crossing often needs.
Using both short tracks
In-situ guidewire exchange
Carry a new guidewire along the original one to the lesion, preventing the new wire from entering a false lumen or side branch.
Parallel-wire pushability
Two guidewires in parallel through the proximal and distal tracks add pushing force for crossing complex lesions.
Specifications
- Platform
- Rapid exchange (Rx)
- Balloon material
- PA
- Marker material
- Platinum-Iridium
- Tip design / profile
- Taper, 0.016 in
- Distal guidewire lumen to distal end
- 8 ± 2 mm
- Proximal lumen (RX port) to distal end
- 30–75 mm
- Compliance
- Semi-compliant
- Nominal pressure (NP)
- 8 atm
- Rated burst pressure (RBP)
- 16 atm
- Catheter shaft length
- 140 ± 5 cm
- Guidewire compatibility
- 0.014 in
- Min. guiding catheter ID
- 6F
- Shelf life
- 36 months
Sizes
- 1.00
- 1.25
- 1.50
- 1.75
- 2.00
- 2.25
- 2.50
- 2.75
- 3.00
- 3.25
- 3.50
- 3.75
- 4.00
- 5
- 6
- 10
- 14
- 15
- 18
- 20
- 22
- 25
- 26
- 30
All sizes are CE marked.
Availability
Anchor™ DST is CE marked and available in the European Union. In the United States, it is not yet available for sale and has not been cleared by the FDA; US introduction is planned. Physician-directed use (Rx); refer to the labeling supplied with the device for indications, contraindications, warnings, and instructions for use.
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