1.   Balloon catheters were used to dilate the intrahepatic parenchymal fistulous tracts but metallic stents were not available and long term patency was not maintained.

2.   Angioplasty is the use of a balloon catheter to reopen clogged arteries.

3.   Cardiologists tried opening one of the blockages with a balloon catheter, but the procedure failed because of the poor view.

4.   Cordis makes balloon catheters that open clogged cardiac arteries by pressing plaque against the artery wall.

5.   For Natick-based Boston Scientific, the purchase of privately held IVT, is expected to help strengthen its declining market share in balloon catheters.

6.   Guidant Corp. said it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to expand the uses of its balloon catheters to include surgical treatment of heart attack.

7.   He inserts a balloon catheter, like those used in angioplasty to open clogged arteries, through a quarter-inch incision under the ligament of the carpal tunnel.

8.   In the procedure, a tiny balloon catheter is inserted into the tumor cavity after a lumpectomy, a breast-conserving surgery in which the tumor is removed.

9.   Reid opened the artery with a balloon catheter.

10.   SciMed will continue to provide cardiologists with products such as balloon catheters, guide wires, and guide catheters.