What is Comprehensive Catheter & Guidewire Systems?
Complete interventional access platform: guiding catheters, microcatheters, support and crossing catheters, PTCA and peripheral guidewires, sheaths, and snares.
Who manufactures Comprehensive Catheter & Guidewire Systems devices?
INVAMED develops and manufactures a complete range of comprehensive catheter & guidewire systems devices at its manufacturing and research campus in Ankara, Turkey, with a U.S. office at One World Trade Center, New York. INVAMED technologies are used by physicians in more than 80 countries.
Comprehensive Catheter & Guidewire Systems product portfolio
The INVAMED comprehensive catheter & guidewire systems portfolio includes: Extender Drug Eluting PTCA Balloon Catheter Paclitaxel, Extender PTCA Balloon Catheter, Lotus Single Lumen & Double Lumen (RX) PTCA Microcatheter, AngioCATH Guiding Catheters, GuideX Extension Catheter, SteerCATH Steerable Catheter, InWIRE PTCA Guidewires, Nexus Venous & Arterial Cannula, Extender Drug PTA Balloon Catheter, DolphinPro Support Catheter, Dolphin PRO Low Profile Crossing Support Catheter, Dolphin ZEBRA Crossing Support Catheter, Dolphin Sub-Intimal Entry Catheter, JaGuar Guiding Sheath, InWIRE Peripheral Guidewires, Keeper Endovascular Snare, AnkaCATH Neurovascular Distal Access Catheter, MicroCATH Neurovascular Catheter Family, InWIRE NEURO Neurovascular Guide Wire, Pars Detachable Embolization Catheter, MicroDELIVERY Embolization Catheter, Invaducer Intraducer.
Frequently Asked Questions about Comprehensive Catheter & Guidewire Systems
What types of diagnostic catheters are used in angiography?
Diagnostic catheters include pigtail for ventriculography, Judkins Right and Left for coronary catheterization, and multipurpose catheters for various vascular territories. Shape selection depends on aortic root anatomy and target vessel.
How do guidewire tip stiffness grades affect clinical use?
Guidewire tip stiffness ranges from floppy (~1g) for atraumatic navigation to extra-stiff (12-20g) for CTO crossing. Workhorse wires handle routine cases, moderate-support wires aid in tortuous anatomy, and CTO wires penetrate organized thrombus.
What is the difference between a microcatheter and a standard catheter?
Microcatheters are ultra-thin (1.5-3F) catheters for small tortuous vessels that standard catheters cannot reach. They feature steam-shapeable tips and hydrophilic coatings for embolization, selective drug delivery, and guidewire support.