Balloon Catheters
Within 40 years, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) catheters evolved to the tool-of-choice for treating coronary stenoses. However, navigating through tortuous vessels and cracking highly calcified lesions may be challenging. To minimize the risk for complications, balloon catheters require special properties.
PTCA balloon catheters are typically assembled in time-intensive manual labour creating high manufacturing costs. Our new approach will not only reduce the complexity of the device, but also increase treatment safety and allow tuning catheter properties. We specifically work on:
- Fundamental research on catheter properties and practical performance.
- Design innovations to reduce device complexity and enhance its performance.
- Numerical simulations to predict the performance of balloon catheters.
- The increase of production efficiency of balloon catheters by using improved manufacturing technologies.
