Medtronic Stormer
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Balloon angioplasty catheter with Zipper delivery platform technology gains FDA approval via PMA supplement. A simultaneous CE mark includes use for stent delivery. The "multi-exchange" technology offers benefits of both over-the-wire and rapid-exchange platforms, according to Medtronic. The device permits use of a short guidewire, enables guidewires to be changed without removing the catheter from the body and allows catheters of different sizes to be exchanged during a procedure. Medtronic expects the platform to be available in the U.S. with a variety of catheters, balloons and stents by year-end...