Change of the mechanical properties of two different balloon catheters with increasing numbers of cycles of resterilization

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Unverdorben, Martin ^a   Quaden, René ^a   Werner, Christian ^b   Bloss, Peter ^b   Degenhardt, Ralf ^a   Ackermann, Hanns ^c   Vallbracht, Christian ^a  

^a Center for Cardiovascular Diseases   (Germany)

^b Kunststoff Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vitro testing; PTCA catheters; Resterilization; Reuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRESSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0037221984     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10391     Document Type: Article

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