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RX ACCUNET EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM
The Accunet Embolic Protection System is a fixed-wire filter designed to provide capture capabilities during carotid stenting interventions. The Balance Heavyweight Guide Wire and delivery sheath enter the vessel as one unit, with the ability to torque the wire independent of the filter basket.
Features and Benefits
Deliverability
- Guide wire and delivery sheath enter vessel as one unit
- Flexible to navigate tortuous anatomy
- Low profile and smooth transition from tip to filter basket
- .014" wire can be torqued independent from filter basket
Peel away Convertible Sheath
Deployment
- Rapid exchange unsheathing for stability and simplicity
- Peel away delivery sheath allows for controlled deployment
Effective and Flexible Filter
Capture and Control
- Flexible filter basket designed to conform to tortuosity
- Designed to capture high volume emboli while allowing adequate blood flow
- Concentric design with guide wire centered in filter
- Four platinum radiopaque markers surround filter for visualization of wall apposition
Shapeable Recovery Catheter Tip
Filter Retrieval
Choice of two rapid exchange recovery catheters designed specifically for the challenges of filter recovery.
RX Accunet Recovery Catheter
- Shapeable distal tip steers catheter from stent struts during advancement
- Filter basket secured with all cage strut openings enclosed during withdrawal
Flexible Recovery Catheter Tip
RX Accunet 2 Recovery Catheter
- Low-profile, flexible tip to allow for deflection away from stent struts during advancement
- Flexible catheter/shaft optimized for challenging guide catheter/sheath access
- Catheter shaft markers at 95 and 105 cm for reduced flouro time