Deliverability
Durability
Cordis EMPIRA™ NCEMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter: Best-in-class controlled growth
EMPIRA™ NC: More Non-Compliant than other PTCA Balloons2 EMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter delivers crossability & best-in-class controlled growth to a wide range of lesions
EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter - Ordering CodesBalloon
Diameter (mm)
Balloon Length (mm)
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
4.00
6 10 12 15 20 25 30
75R06200N 75R10200N 75R12200N 75R15200N 75R20200N
75R10225N 75R12225N 75R15225N 75R20225N
75R06250N 75R10250N 75R12250N 75R15250N 75R20250N 75R25250N 75R30250N
75R10275N 75R12275N 75R15275N 75R20275N
75R06300N 75R10300N 75R12300N 75R15300N 75R20300N 75R25300N 75R30300N
75R10325N 75R12325N 75R15325N 75R20325N
75R06350N 75R10350N 75R12350N 75R15350N 75R20350N 75R25350N 75R30350N
75R10375N 75R12375N 75R15375N 75R20375N
75R10400N 75R12400N 75R15400N 75R20400N
EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter - Technical Information
Primary crossing profile* 0.0344"
Strain relief color Red
Balloon material DURALYN® Flex Balloon Material, non-compliant
Shaft diameters Proximal 1.9F / distal 2.7F
Shaft length 139 cm
Minimum guiding catheter 5F
Maximum guidewire .014"
Nominal/Rated burst pressure (RBP) 14/20 atm
¼ size pressure 3.0 mm balloon at 26 atm pressure reaches 3.261 mm in diameter
Kissing balloon technique (KBT) compatible with Cordis 6F Guiding Catheters1
*Measured across the distal markerband of a 3.00 x 20 EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter
PRODUCT CODE LEGEND7 5 R 0 6 2 0 0 N
Product
Rapid Exchange
Length
DiameterNon-Compliant
RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter
References: 1. Cordis data on file, 2010 and 2011. 2. All data from manufacturer's product labels for 3.0 x 20 mm balloon sizes.
Important Information:Prior to use, refer to the Instructions for Use supplied with these devices for indications, contraindications, side effects, suggested procedure, warnings and precautions. As part of the Cordis policy of continuous product development, we reserve the right to change product specifications without prior notification. Third-party trademarks are the trademarks of their respective owners.
© CORDIS® Europe, a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical N.V. 2011Tel: +32 2 746 3000 Fax: +32 2 746 34052E-800-1990-2 January 2012
Control the Intervention with EMPIRA™ NC
Cordis EMPIRA™ NCRX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter
High pressures combined with low longitudinal growth
•Limiteddogboningensuresuniformpressurethroughentirelengthoftheballoonfor optimal stent deployment1
EMPIRA™ NC: The most Non-Compliant Balloon Compliance Curve
Pressure (atm)
Bal
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eter
(m
m)
3.30
3.25
3.20
3.15
3.10
3.05
3.00
2.95
2.90
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
x
EMPIRA™ NC Quantum™ Maverick™ NC Quantum Apex™ NC Trek NC Sprinter™ Hiryu™x
EMPIRA™ NC 3.00 x 20
14 atm
RBP: 20 atm
EMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter: Best-in-class controlled growth
Outer Diameter (OD) growth percentage
•Best-in-classcontrolledgrowth–3.09%betweennominalandratedburstpressures(RBP)1‡
Nominal and Rated Burst Pressures2
•HIghratedburstpressure–20atmforallsizes
•MeanBurstPressureof28.14atm‡‡1
Inch
es
EMPIRA™ NC DURA STAR®Hiryu® Voyager™ NC RX
Quantum™ Maverick®
Monorail®
Mill
imet
ers
0.038
0.037
0.036
0.035
0.034
0.033
0.032
0.9652
0.9398
0.9144
0.889
0.8636
0.8382
0.8128
*All balloons reach P<0.05 vs EMPIRA™ NC Rx PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter.†Balloon dimensions were the same for all products tested (measured across distal marker band of 3.00 mm x 20 mm).
Perc
ent
EMPIRA™ NC DURA STAR® Voyager™ NC RX
9
6
3
0
bGrowth percentage = (OD at rated burst pressure - OD at nominal burst pressure)/ OD at nominal burst pressure x 100.
aAll balloons reach P<0.05 vs EMPIRA™ NC.
Hiryu®Quantum™Maverick®
Monorail
EMPIRA™ NC
9 10 11 1210 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
NC Trek
Voyager™ NC
NC Quantum Apex™
Quantum™ Maverick™
atm
Hiryu™
NC Sprinter™
Efficient & EffectiveEMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter: Designed to deliver in challenging interventions & post-dilatation procedures
Treat a wide range of complex lesions & help optimize stent deployment with:
•Crossability: Proprietary folding & pleating reduce the primary profile, helping you reach even hard-to-treat lesions1
•Recrossability: Innovative hydrophilic coating improves lubricity & durability through multiple crosses
•Flexibility: Next-generation DURALYN® Flex Balloon Material & kink-resistant shaft improve crossability & trackability
•Best-in-class controlled growth: Perform intervention with the most non-compliant post-dilatation balloon available1 Efficient access to complex lesions
•Next-generationDURALYN® Flex Balloon Material offers 50%improvedflexibilityoverDURALYN® Flex Balloon Material for better crossability1
•Hydrophiliccoatingisbothlubricious&durable
• Proprietaryfolding&pleatinglowersprimaryprofile1
•PTFE-coated,kink-resistanthypotubeshaft
Short Inflation / Deflation Times
Effectivedesignprovidesshortinflation/deflationtimes1
EMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter features a low crossing profile1*†
Next-generation DURALYN® Flex Balloon Material is 50% more flexible than DURALYN®1 Balloon Material
Ease of use
•Redcolor-codedstrainreliefforquickproduct identification
•Clearhubforeasyspottingofbubblesorfluidinthelumen
Cordis EMPIRA™ NCRX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter
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‡Measured for a 3.00 x 20 EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter‡‡Tested on 3.00 x 20 EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter