Bloomington, Ind. — As announced at the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), the Advance Serenity® Hydrophilic PTA Balloon Catheter product line is now available with even more options. Interventionalists who perform peripheral intervention procedures in the US and Canada now have access to the Advance Serenity product for below-the-knee and above-the-knee procedures to treat patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Now, Advance Serenity is available to help physicians treat complex lesions with more balloon sizes. Advance Serenity is still made with its laser-formed, low-profile entry tip. The next-generation hydrophilic coating provides lubricity to navigate through diseased vessels with reduced friction. The Advance Serenity 18 is now larger, with balloon diameters from 5mm to 10mm, and is compatible with 4, 4.5, 5 and 5.5 Fr sheaths to help physicians treat complex lesions with options to include larger-vessel PAD. The Advance Serenity 14 and Serenity 18 balloons are still available in 4 Fr sheath compatibility and 2mm-4mm balloon diameters. All Advance Serenity products are available in both the US and Canada and will be available in Europe in the coming months.
“PAD affects around 113 million people.1 If left untreated, PAD can become deadly,” said Alec Cerchiari, director of product management for Cook’s PAD and Venous Specialty. “After looking at the needs of patients with this condition, we built on our previous innovation and are excited to expand the sizes, uses and availability of this product. The Serenity balloon complements our balloon portfolio for interventionalists who are treating patients with complex lesions.”
The catheter is manufactured by Surmodics and distributed by Cook Medical. You can learn more about the Serenity product here.
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1 Lin, Jinfeng, Yangbo Chen, Nan Jiang, Zuoshi Li, and Shangbo Xu. “Burden of peripheral artery disease and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019.” Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 9 (2022).
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