Pathway Jetwire
The FDA cleared Jetwire (Pathway Medical, Kirkland, WA) is intended for use in angiographic procedures to introduce and position catheters and interventional devices within the coronary and peripheral vasculature. The Jetwire's radiopaque tip enhances visualization under fluoroscopy for accurate guidewire placement with a 1:1 torque response to facilitate navigation in tortuous anatomy with precise control. The extra support offers excellent pushability and kink resistance, the company stated. Its shapeable distal tip aids in subselective navigation, and the proprietary PTFE coating on the proximal shaft offers uniform consistency, enhanced lubricity, and excellent durability. The silicone coating over the Jetwire's distal segment enhances guidewire-to-vessel interface and facilitates lesion crossing.

Heartrail III Coronary Guiding Catheter
Terumo Interventional Systems (Somerset, NJ) recently announced the nationwide availability of the new Heartrail III coronary guiding catheter, the company's first guiding catheter specifically designed for right radial access to maximize transradial interventional procedures. The Heartrail III guiding catheter is designed for use in the left or right coronary artery. Heartrail III guiding catheters offer both Ikari and TIG radial tip shapes that provide high radiopacity, superior torque control, a curved design, and a flexible shaft design, the company stated. The device's larger lumen size accommodates bigger stents and balloons without having to change out catheters.
“The Heartrail III's unique brachiocephalic curve provides a larger, more secure contact point between the catheter and the reverse side of the aorta that leads to a greater angle between the aorta and the catheter,” Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, in Tokyo, Japan, said. “This results in extremely strong backup force to help brace device placement.” The Heartrail guiding catheter is also available in Europe and Asia.