Recent Device Approval: Medtronic IN.PACT™ Admiral™ Paclitaxel-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter

FDA has recently approved the Medtronic IN.PACT™ Admiral™ Paclitaxel-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter to be marketed.  The Medtronic IN.PACT Admiral Paclitaxel-coated Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Balloon Catheter (Medtronic DCB) uses a drug-coated balloon to re-open blocked or narrowed arteries in the thigh and knee due to peripheral artery disease (PAD). This device can be used to prevent re-narrowing within a stent placed previously to open the blood vessel or to treat long blockages. The balloon is coated on its outer surface with the drug paclitaxel, which may help prevent the arteries from narrowing again (restenosis).