Performance of the TRUE dilatation balloon valvuloplasty catheter beyond rated burst pressure: A bench study.
Janarthanan SathananthanMark HenseyStephanie SellersAaron M BarlowAdnan K ChhatriwallaKeith B AllenAnson CheungLars SøndergaardPhilipp BlankeJian YeJonathan LeipsicDavid WoodJohn WebbPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
The TD balloon catheter maintains a similar diameter to its labeled size, when inflated beyond its RBP. When inflated beyond 12 atm, the TD balloon can fail due to either leakage or rupture. This has implications for percutaneous structural heart interventions.