Pryor Medical Devices, a company with offices in Arvada, CO and Boerne, TX, won FDA clearance for its ER-REBOA catheter. The device is used to occlude large vessels during emergency procedures while providing arterial pressure monitoring. It has a soft tip, a narrow 7 French size, and doesn’t require wire exchanges to deploy. Moreover, it doesn’t rely on using a fluoroscope to position the balloon, helping to quickly block an artery and save a life.
Some of the features of the ER-REBOA according to the product page:
- Integrated A-line for pressure monitoring
- Soft atraumatic P-TipTM Patent Pending
- Above balloon therapy delivery
- One pass, guidewire-free
- Compliant balloon
- Resists egress
- Overpressure safety
- 7 Fr sheath compatible
Product page: ER REBOA…
Source: Pryor Medical Devices…