What is a drug-eluting balloon?
What is a drug-eluting balloon? Abstract. A drug-eluting balloon is a non-stent technology in which the effective homogenous delivery of anti-proliferative drugs is processed by the vessel wall through an inflated balloon. How do drug coated balloons work? All the balloons are a little bit different in terms of how they work, but the primary mechanism is that the balloon is coated with paclitaxel and a carrier molecule (or excipient), which basically allows the drug to come off the balloon and be delivered into the vessel wall where it sticks around long enough to have ... What is the drug...