What is essential-pro?
Paclitaxel eluting coronary balloon dilatation catheter
The novel reliable DCB
ESSENTIAL PRO FEATURES
High pushability
Improved transition lumen
Improved visibility
Pt/Ir MRO markers
Excellent trackability
Hydrax plus
Not all DCB are same
Coating technology
- TransferTech, the iVascular proprietary nanotechnology that Has an ultrathin coating thanks to the nanodrop technology used to coat the balloons.
- Ensures a durable coating due to its multilayer technology, with minimum drug loss during navigation.
- Ensures a uniform artery treatment.
Formulation
Ensure low drug loss, quick transfer and more retention time in the artery:
- 20% excipient
- 80% paclitaxel
Spray NanoTechnology
Ultrasound pule to break the solution into uniform nanodrops
Spray dosage system that provides a homogenous drug distribution.
Ultra thin multilayer coating
Minimizes drug loss while navigating to the lesion, reduce the coating stress and the risk of cracking.
Dry-off technology
Process to create paclitaxel microcrystals, which can be transferred fast and maintain more time.
CLINICAL SUPPORT
Description
- Device: Essential-pro
- Number of patients: 71
- Followup: 12-month
- Type of Lesions: de – novo lesions in small coronary vessels
Conclusion: the use of the Essential for treating de-novo coronary lesions in small coronary vessels was safe and associated with low rates of clinical events at the 12-month follow-up.
EffPac 5-year has been presented at LINC 2022 by Prof Ulf Teichgräber.
Main Investigator: Dr Josep Rodés-Cabau (PI), Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (Quebec, CAN)
Description
- Device: Essential-pro
- Number of patients: 33
- Followup: 24-month
- Type of Lesions: DES and BMS in-stent restenosis
In this study, the drug-coated balloon Essential showed a good efficacy in the treatment of ISR (mostly of DES) in terms of OCT and QCA assessment, which appear to be comparable to the provided by other drug-coated balloons well supported by clinical evidence.
Main Investigator: José M. de la Torre Hernandez, Universitary Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, (Santander, SPA)