Table 1 Linear normalized rating of the individual catheter features
From: Design of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheters
Category | Accuforce | EasyT | NC Emerge | Maverick2 | OPN NC | Pantera LEO | Sapphire NC24 | NC Trek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LE | – | + | – | – | + + | 0 | – | – |
Tip increase | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | + + | – | + + |
Tip force | 0 | 0 | – | – | + + | 0 | 0 | – |
RBP | 0 | – | – | – | + + | – | 0 | – |
Radial Growth | + | – | + + | – | – | + + | + + | + |
Compliance | + | - | + + | – | + + | + + | + + | + |
Elongation | 0 | + | – | – | – | + + | + | + |
GW Clamping | + + | 0 | – | + + | – | + + | – | + + |
Pull-out | – | 0 | – | – | + + | – | – | – |
CP | + | + + | + | + + | – | 0 | 0 | + |
Ø OS | 0 | + | + + | + + | + + | – | 0 | + |
Ø Hypotube | 0 | 0 | + + | + | 0 | – | – | 0 |
Deflation Rate | + + | 0 | 0 | + | – | – | - | 0 |