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Name Type Manufacturer Pages
Amplatz gooseneck snare Snare Covidien 76
Angiosculpt Scoring balloon Spectranetics 281
Astato XS 20 Very stiff (20 gr tip load), tapered tip guidewire Asahi Intecc 63
Atlantis SR Pro Intravascular ultrasound catheter Boston Scientific 85
Atrieve Snare (3 loop) Angiotech 76
Axium 0.014-inch coils Medtronic 87
Azur 0.018-inch coils Terumo 89
BHW Support guidewire Abbott Vascular 73
Blimp Scoring balloon catheter Interventional Medical Device Solutions 84
Caravel Microcatheter (low profile) Asahi Intecc 37
CenterCross Support catheter (self-expanding scaffold, with large central lumen) Roxwood Medical 40
Choice PT floppy Guidewire (polymer-jacketed) Boston Scientific 58
Confianza Guidewire (stiff with tapered tip) Asahi Intecc 63
Confianza Pro 12 Guidewire (stiff with tapered tip and hydrophilic coating) Asahi Intecc 57
Co-pilot Y-connector with hemostatic valve Abbott Vascular 28
Corsair Microcatheter—channel dilator Asahi Intecc 40
Corsair Pro Microcatheter—channel dilator (more tip flexibility than Corsair) Asahi Intecc 40
CrossBoss Blunt-tip microcatheter for antegrade dissection and reentry Boston Scientific 164
Cross-it 100XT Guidewire Abbott Vascular 58
Crosswire NT Guidewire Terumo 58
Crusade Dual lumen microcatheter Kaneka Medix Corporation 50
Diamondback 360 Orbital artherectomy system CSI 82
Eagle Eye Intravascular ultrasound catheter (solid state) Philips Volcano 85
Eagle Eye Short Tip Intravascular ultrasound catheter with short tip Philips Volcano 85
Eaucath Sheathless guide catheters Asahi Intecc 24
ELCA Excimer laser coronary artherectomy Spectranetics 81
Ensnare Snare (3 loop) Merit Medical 76
Fielder FC Guidewire (polymer-jacketed with soft, nontapered tip) Asahi Intecc 63
Fielder XT Guidewire (polymer-jacketed with soft, tapered tip) Asahi Intecc 63
Fielder XT-A Guidewire (polymer-jacketed, composite core technology, for antegrade crossing) Asahi Intecc 62, 63
Fielder XT-R Guidewire (polymer-jacketed, composite core technology, for retrograde collateral crossing) Asahi Intecc 62
Fighter Guidewire (polymer-jacketed with tapered tip) Boston Scientific 57
Finecross Microcatheter Terumo 41
FineDuo Dual lumen microcatheter Terumo 50
Gaia (1st, 2nd, 3rd) Guidewire (stiff, tapered tip, composite core technology) Asahi Intecc 63
Gladius Guidewire (polymer-jacketed, composite core technology) Asahi Intecc 57
Glidesheath Slender Thin wall sheath for radial access Terumo 21
Graftmaster Rx Covered stent (rapid-exchange) Abbott Vascular 86
Grand Slam Support guidewire Asahi Intecc 73
Guardian Y-connector with hemostatic valve Vascular Solutions 28
GuideLiner Navigation Catheter Dedicated dilator to facilitate delivery of the GuideLiner guide catheter extension Vascular Solutions 32
GuideLiner V3 Guide catheter extension Vascular Solutions 28
Guidezilla II Guide catheter extension Boston Scientific 28
Guidion Guide catheter extension Interventional Medical Device Solutions 28
Heartmate PHP Left ventricular assist device ( PHP , percutaneous heart pump) Abbott Vascular 93
Hornet 10, 14 Stiff, tapered-tip guidewire Boston Scientific 58
Impella (2.5, CP, 5.0) Left ventricular assist device Abiomed Inc. 93
Interlock 0.018-inch coils Boston Scientific 87
Iron Man Guidewire with stiff body and soft tip designed for equipment delivery Abbott Vascular 73
Mailman Guidewire with stiff body and soft tip designed for equipment delivery Boston Scientific 73
Mamba Microcatheter Boston Scientific 46
Mamba Flex Microcatheter Boston Scientific 46
Micro 14 Microcatheter (155 cm long) Roxwood Medical 44
Micro 14 es Microcatheter (extra support, 155 cm long) Roxwood Medical 44
Micronester 0.018-inch coils Cook Medical 89
Minnie Microcatheter Vascular Solutions 39
MiracleBros 3, 4.5, 6, 12 Stiff, nontapered tip guidewire Asahi Intecc 59
Mizuki Microcatheter Kaneka Medix Corporation 47
Mizuki FX Microcatheter (more flexible than Mizuki) Kaneka Medix Corporation 47
MultiCross Support catheter (self-expanding scaffold, with three separate lumens) Roxwood Medical 54
Nhancer ProX Microcatheter Interventional Medical Device Solutions 47
Nhancer Rx Dual lumen microcatheter Interventional Medical Device Solutions 50
No Brainer Radiation protection hat Worldwide Innovations & Technologies 89
NovaCross Support catheter (with elastic outer helical struts) Nitiloop 55
NovaCross Xtreme Support catheter (with increased intraocclusion crossing ability) Nitiloop 56
Ostial Flash Specialized balloon for treatment of ostial lesions Cardinal Health 90
Papyrus Covered stent Biotronik 86
Persuader 3, 6, 9 Guidewire (stiff) Medtronic 59
Pilot 50, 150, 200 Guidewire (polymer-jacketed, nontapered with increasing tip stiffness) Abbott Vascular 58, 161
Prodigy Support catheter (with an atraumatic balloon at the distal tip) Radius Medical 55
Progreat Microcatheter (0.018 inch, usually used for coil delivery) Terumo 38
Progress 40, 80, 120, 140T, 200T Guidewire (stiff, tapered tip) Abbott Vascular 58
ProVia 3, 6, 9 Guidewire (stiff) Medtronic 59,60
Prowler Microcatheter Cordis 38
PT Graphix Intermediate Guidewire (polymer-jacketed) Boston Scientific 58
PT2 Moderate Support Guidewire (polymer-jacketed) Boston Scientific 58
Quick Cross Microcatheter Spectranetics 38
Quick-Access Needle Holder Needle holder for obtaining vascular access under X-ray guidance Spectranetics 346
R350 Guidewire (350 cm long for externalization) Vascular Solutions 25
RadPad Disposable radiation shield Worldwide Innovations & Technologies 89
Renegade Microcatheter (0.018-inch, usually used for coil delivery) Boston Scientific 42, 89
Revolution Intravascular ultrasound catheter (rotational) Volcano 85
RG3 Guidewire (330 cm long for externalization) Asahi Intecc 25
Rotablator Rotational atherectomy system Boston Scientific 428
Rotaglide Lubricant solution for rotational atherectomy Boston Scientific 24
RotaWire Floppy and Extra support Guidewire (for rotational atherectomy) Boston Scientific 199
Runthrough Guidewire (workhorse) Terumo 59
Samurai RC Guidewire (for retrograde crossing) Boston Scientific 69
Shinobi and Shinobi Plus Guidewire (stiff) Cordis 58
Shuttle Sheath Cook Medical 24
Sion Guidewire (composite core, excellent for collateral crossing in the retrograde approach) Asahi Intecc 69
Sion Black Guidewire (polymer-jacketed, composite core, excellent for collateral crossing) Asahi Intecc 69
Sion Blue Guidewire (workhorse) Asahi Intecc 59
Stingray balloon Balloon (for reentry into true lumen) Boston Scientific 181
Stingray LP balloon Low-profile Stingray balloon (for reentry into true lumen) Boston Scientific 74
Stingray wire Guidewire (for reentry through Stingray balloon) Boston Scientific 186
Suoh 03 Guidewire (soft 0.3 g tip, for epicardial collateral crossing) Asahi Intecc 69
Supercross Microcatheter (with angled tip) Vascular Solutions 52
Tandem Heart Left ventricular assist device Cardiac Assist Inc. 93
Tegaderm Sterile cover 3M 25
Threader Microdilation catheter Boston Scientific 78
Tornus Microcatheter (for balloon-uncrossable lesions) Asahi Intecc 79
Transit 0.021-inch microcatheter (usually used for coil delivery) Cordis 38
Trap it Trapping balloon Interventional Medical Device Solutions 91
Trapliner Guide catheter extension that incorporates a trapping balloon Vacular Solutions 28
Trapper Trapping balloon Boston Scientific 91
Turbo Elite Laser catheter (without lasing duration limit) Spectranetics 82
Turnpike Microcatheter Vascular Solutions 45
Turnpike Gold Microcatheter (gold-plated threaded tip, for antegrade approach) Vascular Solutions 45
Turnpike LP Microcatheter (lower profile of the distal tip and shaft) Vascular Solutions 45
Turnpike Spiral Microcatheter (nylon coil distally, for antegrade crossing) Vascular Solutions 45
TVC Combined intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy catheter InfraRedx 85
Twin Pass 5200 Dual lumen microcatheter Vascular Solutions 50
Twin Pass Torque Braided dual lumen microcatheter Vascular Solutions 50
Ultimate 3 Guidewire (nontapered tip, composite core technology) Asahi Intecc 63
Valet Microcatheter Volcano 39
Venture Microcatheter (with deflectable distal tip) Vascular Solutions 48
Viper Guidewire (for orbital atherectomy) CSI 251
Whisper LS, MS, ES Guidewire (polymer-jacketed, soft) Abbott Vascular 58
Wiggle wire Guidewire (with curved distal shaft) Asahi Intecc 73
Wolverine Cutting balloon Boston Scientific 83
Zero Gravity Radiation protection system Biotronik 89

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