Boston Scientific’s Mamba Microcatheter (t0p), Teleflex’s SuperCross Microcatheter (left) and Terumo Europe’s Progreat Microcatheter (right) [Images from Boston Scientific, Teleflex and Terumo Europe]A microcatheter is a small diameter catheter that is used in minimally invasive procedures for delivering devices. Its small build makes it ideal for navigating complex vasculature within the human body.
Microcatheters are small 0.70-1.30mm diameter catheters that are used for guidewire support, exchanges, to access distal anatomy, cross lesions, deliver therapeutic embolic, inject contrast media and perform other procedures in complex endovascular procedures.
Steerable microcatheters have been used in cardiac applications such as balloon delivery to improve vessel flow in elderly patients, according to a study published in January 2019 in the Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. They can be used to place and exchange guidewires and other intervention…