Different Concepts Of Balloon Coating

Different Concepts of Balloon Coating: Invatec and BBraun coat the Drug eluting Balloon when these devices are folded. During inflation the coating bursts away from the balloon. In.Pact Amphirion from INVATEC :

The white particles around the balloons are pieces of Paclitaxel erupted from the balloon surface during inflation. The danger of these particles, which easily will be cause of embolism, will be further investigated.

SeQuent Please from BBraun:

Also in this case Paclitaxel emboli can be seen falling of the catheter! After inflation a minimum of Drug stays on these catheters!

In comparison ELUTAX is coated during inflation and then folded. ELUTAX from Aachen Resonance:

No Paclitaxel emboli can be seen! 100% of Drug remains on the balloon! No Emboli or Paclitaxel particles are falling from the balloon.