Merit's transradial Prelude sheath:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US FDA has given Merit Medical Systems 510(k) market clearance to use its Prelude sheath introducer system in transradial catheterisation applications. "In many European, South American and Asian markets, this access method accounts for the majority of procedures," the South Jordan, Utah firm's chairman and CEO, Fred Lampropoulos, said of the transradial indication.