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news.Invatec has announced the European launch of a new peripheral balloon, the IN.PACT Amphirion paclitaxel-eluting PTA balloon catheter.
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This is the first drug-eluting catheter designed specifically to treat atherosclerosis in arteries located below the knee, the company said.
IN.PACT features FreePac, a proprietary coating that frees and separates paclitaxel molecules and facilitates their absorption into the wall of the artery.
Invatec plans to launch a randomized trial, the IN.PACT Deep study, in the first half of 2009, to provide additional data about the effectiveness of the new treatment concept.