The low-pressure balloon revisited.

Med Device Technol

microcuff GmbH, Weinheim, Germany.

Published: May 2004

The concept of residual dimensioning is offering unexpected design solutions. This reports on efforts to rediscover the potential of residual balloon dimensioning to improve the performance of existing catheters and create new approaches in design and therapy.

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