In Brief: Bard's Telescope

Executive Summary

Bard's Telescope: Single-operator, over-the-wire balloon catheter is approved by FDA for use in coronary angioplasty. The company says it plans a domestic launch of the product in early 1998 and outside the U.S. "when production volumes permit." Components in the device shaft facilitate length adjustment of the catheter while "anti-backbleed" and "wirelock" features help prevent blood loss during angioplasty procedures, Bard claims...