Functional properties and performance of new and reprocessed coronary angioplasty balloon catheters

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 364-372

  Fedel, Mariangela ^a   Tessarolo, Francesco ^a   Ferrari, Paolo ^a   Lösche, Christian ^b   Ghassemieh, Nikou ^b   Guarrera, Giovanni Maria ^c   Nollo, Giandomenico ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Vanguard AG   (Germany)

^c Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari ^*  (Italy)

^d ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functionality tests; PTCA catheters; Reprocessing; Reuse; Single use medical devices

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COSTS; DISPOSABLE BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; POLYMERS; SHRINKAGE; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ANGIOPLASTY; FUNCTIONALITY TESTS; PTCA CATHETERS; REPROCESSING; REUSE; SINGLE USE MEDICAL DEVICES;

CATHETERS;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLEANING; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COST CONTROL; CROSSING PROFILE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ETHICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; RECYCLING; SLIPPERINESS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 33746702635     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30496     Document Type: Article

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