Forward to Japan—Two Products Approved by PMDA
Recently, Kossel Medical Selepass ® PTCA Dilatation Balloon Catheter and Selepass ® NC PTCA Dilatation Balloon Catheter have been approved by PMDA and for sale in Japan. The full name of PMDA is pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, in Japanese is “independent administrative legal person pharmaceutical and medical device comprehensive organization”, which is an independent […]
What is catheter (PTCA) treatment?
Catheter treatment (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA dilatation balloon catheter, treatment) is one of the methods of treatment for diseases such as angina pectoris and myocardial infarctions that are caused by the heart’s blood vessels (coronary arteries) becoming clogged or narrowed by cholesterol. Previously it was common to treat such diseases with medication or, […]