Intricate technical design of the Soldier Balloon Occlusion Microcatheter allows for easy navigation through small complex vascular structures providing enhanced reach to distal target sites.
*Soldier is only available in Europe with additional availability coming 2024!
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Soldier Product Family
Designed for arterial embolization procedures such as:
- Transarterial Embolization (TAE)
- Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
- Radioembolization (Y-90)
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE)
- Gastrointestinal Bleeds
- Renal Angiomyolipoma (AML)
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
Compatible with the delivery of *:
- Lipiodol®
- Glue (n-bCA)
- Coils up to 0.018″
- Gelfoam
- Spherical particles up to 900 μm
- Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
- Ethanol (EtOH)
*See Sniper Chemical Compatibility Statement Letter MK-0351 below. Embolx does not make any claims; for information purposes only.
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- Isaacson A, Hartman T, Bagla S, Burke C. Initial Experience with Balloon-Occlusion Prostatic Artery Embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol (2018) 29: 85-89.
- Maruyama M, Yoshizako T, Nakamura T, et al. Initial Experience with Balloon-Occluded Trans-catheter Arterial Chemoembolization (B-TACE) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2016) 39: 359-366.
- Irie T, Kuramochi M, Takahashi N. Dense Accumulation of Lipiodol Emulsion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Nodules during Selective Balloon-occluded Transarterial Chemoembolization: Measurement of Balloon-occluded Arterial Stump Pressure. Cariovasc Intervent Radiol (2013) 36: 706-713.
- Ogawa M, Takayasu K, Hirayama M, et al. Efficacy of a microballoon catheter in transarterial chemoembolization using miriplatin, a lipophilic anticancer drug: short-term results. Hepatology Research (2016) 46: E60-69.
- Arai H, Abe T, Takayama H, et al. Safety and efficacy of balloon-occluded transcatheter arterial chemoembolization using miriplatin for hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology Research (2015) 45: 663-666.
- Irie T, Kuramochi M, Kamoshida T, Takahashi N. Selective balloon-occluded transarterial chemoembolization for patients with one or two hepatocellular carcinoma nodules: retrospective comparison with conventional super-selective TACE. Hepatology Research (2016) 46: 209-214.
- Stephan Ogenstad, Statogen Consulting LLC. Meta-analysis of clinical studies performed by: Ogawa (2016) ref. 5, Arai (2015) ref. 6, and Irie (2016) ref. 7. Analysis on file at Embolx, Inc. (2017).