The startup has developed a medical device featuring a novel angioplasty balloon that secures the internal guidewire for stable navigation of cardiac stents through complex blockages. This technology enhances procedural safety and efficiency, ultimately improving clinical outcomes in coronary procedures.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Advancing cardiac stents through complex blockages can be challenging due to guidewire instability, potentially leading to procedural complications and suboptimal clinical outcomes. Maintaining guidewire position is critical for accurate stent placement and overall procedural success.
Solution
Anchor Balloon has developed a novel angioplasty balloon catheter featuring guidewire anchoring technology to enhance the stability of the guidewire during stent delivery. The balloon incorporates a special segment of the inner shaft that collapses upon pressurization, effectively locking the guidewire in place. This mechanism provides a stable rail for advancing therapeutics, such as a stent, to the target lesion. The design aims to improve procedural safety and efficacy by ensuring accurate stent placement, even in challenging anatomies.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and neurointerventionalists performing angioplasty and stent placement procedures.
Features
- Patented guidewire anchoring technology for enhanced stability during stent delivery
- Collapsible segment within the inner shaft of the balloon catheter to lock the guidewire in place upon pressurization
- Unibody construction with reinforced proximal shaft for improved pushability
- Hydrophilic coating to reduce friction and improve deliverability
- Kink-resistant nitinol core for enhanced flexibility and durability
- Ultra-short rapid exchange (URX) port for rapid guidewire exchange
- Double-layer, higher-pressure balloon for effective lesion dilation
- Ultra-low crossing profile to facilitate navigation through tight lesions