What is Amplatz wire?

What is Amplatz wire?

Boston Scientific’s Amplatz Guidewire is a stainless steel wire with a flat-wire coil and PTFE coating.

What is a bentson wire?

The Olympus Bentson guidewire is a flexible, round wire wrapped over a stainless steel core designed to provide balanced performance. The medium stiffness of the proximal shaft helps ensure pushability and control while the long, floppy distal tip helps enable precise, less traumatic advancement.

What is PTFE guidewire?

The Olympus PTFE-Coated guidewire is a smooth, flat wire wrapped over a stainless steel core designed to provide balanced performance. The stiff proximal shaft helps ensure pushability and control while the floppy distal tip helps enable precise, less traumatic advancement.

What is an Amplatz catheter?

Amplatz coronary catheter a J-shaped angiographic catheter used as an alternative to a Judkins coronary catheter in coronary arteriography. angiographic catheter one through which a contrast medium is injected for visualization of the vascular system of an organ.

What are guidewires used for?

The guidewire is the device used to guide the catheter into place during CVC insertions. The purpose of a guidewire is to gain access to the blood vessels using a minimally invasive technique.

Is PTFE a Teflon?

The simple answer is that they are the same thing: Teflon™ is a brand name for PTFE and is a trademark brand name used by the Du Pont company and its subsidiary companies (Kinetic which first registered the trademark & Chemours which currently owns it).

What is hydrophilic guidewire?

A 100 percent hydrophilic guidewire for smooth passage. Available in two tip configurations to facilitate cannulation of the biliary ducts in a variety of therapeutic cases. The torqueing device aids in providing a one-to-one torque response.

Where is the left anterior descending artery located?

The left anterior descending artery (LAD) is the largest coronary artery runs anterior to the interventricular septum in the anterior interventricular groove, extending from the base of the heart to the apex.

How does introducer sheath work?

An introducer set contains devices used to access blood vessels for the insertion of vascular catheters. After a needle is inserted through the skin and into the blood vessel, the dilator and sheath are passed together into the blood vessel.

What is bentson tip?

Used to assist in inserting catheters, introducer sheaths, and other medical devices in vascular applications. This product line is serviced by the following clinical division(s): Aortic Intervention »

What is a Rosen wire?

Rosen Wire has intermediate stiffness. Its tight atraumatic J tip enables the wire to be stiff all the way to the end while at the same time minimizes the risk of distal wire injury. It is ideal for vascular interventions including PDA occlusions and valvuloplasty.

What makes the Olympus Amplatz guidewire so special?

The Olympus Amplatz guidewire is a smooth, flat wire wrapped over a stainless steel core designed to provide balanced performance. The super-stiff proximal shaft of the Amplatz helps ensure ultimate pushability and control while the floppy distal shaft helps enable precise, less traumatic advancement.

What are the different types of Olympus guidewires?

Olympus guidewires are available in a variety of core materials, coatings, tips, and sizes. Olympus urology guidewire designs include: GLIDEWIRE® Urologic Hydrophilic Coated Guidewire, UltraTrack, SureGlide®, Quattro™, Bentson, PTFE-Coated, and Amplatz.

Why do you need an Olympus guidewire for urology?

Guidewires – Urology. Olympus guidewires are engineered to ensure rapid access, easy advancement, smooth tracking, and maximum maneuverability. They help maintain precise control at every step of the procedure.

What does the inqwire Amplatz guide wire do?

A new addition to the InQwire ® product line is the Merit InQwire ® Amplatz guide wires. The Amplatz wires provide an increased level of stiffness that delivers support and stability within the vasculature for enhanced navigation.