Medtronic
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Begins selling Evergreen balloon catheters for coronary angioplasty at a price of $715 for both 20 mm and 30 mm sizes. The Evergreen is the only commercially available catheter "in which the balloon tip and dilation surface are formed from the same single-piece extrusion," Medtronic claims. The design minimizes "resistance when crossing complex arterial lesions" and "facilitates coaxial tracking," the company says