Deliverability

Durability

Cordis EMPIRA™ NCEMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter: Best-in-class controlled growth

EMPIRA™ NC: More Non-Compliant than other PTCA Balloons2 EMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter delivers crossability & best-in-class controlled growth to a wide range of lesions

EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter - Ordering CodesBalloon

Diameter (mm)

Balloon Length (mm)

2.00

2.25

2.50

2.75

3.00

3.25

3.50

3.75

4.00

6 10 12 15 20 25 30

75R06200N 75R10200N 75R12200N 75R15200N 75R20200N

75R10225N 75R12225N 75R15225N 75R20225N

75R06250N 75R10250N 75R12250N 75R15250N 75R20250N 75R25250N 75R30250N

75R10275N 75R12275N 75R15275N 75R20275N

75R06300N 75R10300N 75R12300N 75R15300N 75R20300N 75R25300N 75R30300N

75R10325N 75R12325N 75R15325N 75R20325N

75R06350N 75R10350N 75R12350N 75R15350N 75R20350N 75R25350N 75R30350N

75R10375N 75R12375N 75R15375N 75R20375N

75R10400N 75R12400N 75R15400N 75R20400N

EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter - Technical Information

Primary crossing profile* 0.0344"

Strain relief color Red

Balloon material DURALYN® Flex Balloon Material, non-compliant

Shaft diameters Proximal 1.9F / distal 2.7F

Shaft length 139 cm

Minimum guiding catheter 5F

Maximum guidewire .014"

Nominal/Rated burst pressure (RBP) 14/20 atm

¼ size pressure 3.0 mm balloon at 26 atm pressure reaches 3.261 mm in diameter

Kissing balloon technique (KBT) compatible with Cordis 6F Guiding Catheters1

*Measured across the distal markerband of a 3.00 x 20 EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter

PRODUCT CODE LEGEND7 5 R 0 6 2 0 0 N

Product

Rapid Exchange

Length

DiameterNon-Compliant

RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter

References: 1. Cordis data on file, 2010 and 2011. 2. All data from manufacturer's product labels for 3.0 x 20 mm balloon sizes.

Important Information:Prior to use, refer to the Instructions for Use supplied with these devices for indications, contraindications, side effects, suggested procedure, warnings and precautions. As part of the Cordis policy of continuous product development, we reserve the right to change product specifications without prior notification. Third-party trademarks are the trademarks of their respective owners.

© CORDIS® Europe, a division of Johnson & Johnson Medical N.V. 2011Tel: +32 2 746 3000 Fax: +32 2 746 34052E-800-1990-2 January 2012

Control the Intervention with EMPIRA™ NC

Cordis EMPIRA™ NCRX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter

High pressures combined with low longitudinal growth

•Limiteddogboningensuresuniformpressurethroughentirelengthoftheballoonfor optimal stent deployment1

EMPIRA™ NC: The most Non-Compliant Balloon Compliance Curve

Pressure (atm)

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(m

m)

3.30

3.25

3.20

3.15

3.10

3.05

3.00

2.95

2.90

8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

xx

x

EMPIRA™ NC Quantum™ Maverick™ NC Quantum Apex™ NC Trek NC Sprinter™ Hiryu™x

EMPIRA™ NC 3.00 x 20

14 atm

RBP: 20 atm

EMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter: Best-in-class controlled growth

Outer Diameter (OD) growth percentage

•Best-in-classcontrolledgrowth–3.09%betweennominalandratedburstpressures(RBP)1‡

Nominal and Rated Burst Pressures2

•HIghratedburstpressure–20atmforallsizes

•MeanBurstPressureof28.14atm‡‡1

Inch

es

EMPIRA™ NC DURA STAR®Hiryu® Voyager™ NC RX

Quantum™ Maverick®

Monorail®

Mill

imet

ers

0.038

0.037

0.036

0.035

0.034

0.033

0.032

0.9652

0.9398

0.9144

0.889

0.8636

0.8382

0.8128

*All balloons reach P<0.05 vs EMPIRA™ NC Rx PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter.†Balloon dimensions were the same for all products tested (measured across distal marker band of 3.00 mm x 20 mm).

Perc

ent

EMPIRA™ NC DURA STAR® Voyager™ NC RX

9

6

3

0

bGrowth percentage = (OD at rated burst pressure - OD at nominal burst pressure)/ OD at nominal burst pressure x 100.

aAll balloons reach P<0.05 vs EMPIRA™ NC.

Hiryu®Quantum™Maverick®

Monorail

EMPIRA™ NC

9 10 11 1210 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

NC Trek

Voyager™ NC

NC Quantum Apex™

Quantum™ Maverick™

atm

Hiryu™

NC Sprinter™

Efficient & EffectiveEMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter: Designed to deliver in challenging interventions & post-dilatation procedures

Treat a wide range of complex lesions & help optimize stent deployment with:

•Crossability: Proprietary folding & pleating reduce the primary profile, helping you reach even hard-to-treat lesions1

•Recrossability: Innovative hydrophilic coating improves lubricity & durability through multiple crosses

•Flexibility: Next-generation DURALYN® Flex Balloon Material & kink-resistant shaft improve crossability & trackability

•Best-in-class controlled growth: Perform intervention with the most non-compliant post-dilatation balloon available1 Efficient access to complex lesions

•Next-generationDURALYN® Flex Balloon Material offers 50%improvedflexibilityoverDURALYN® Flex Balloon Material for better crossability1

•Hydrophiliccoatingisbothlubricious&durable

• Proprietaryfolding&pleatinglowersprimaryprofile1

•PTFE-coated,kink-resistanthypotubeshaft

Short Inflation / Deflation Times

Effectivedesignprovidesshortinflation/deflationtimes1

EMPIRA™ NC Balloon Catheter features a low crossing profile1*†

Next-generation DURALYN® Flex Balloon Material is 50% more flexible than DURALYN®1 Balloon Material

Ease of use

•Redcolor-codedstrainreliefforquickproduct identification

•Clearhubforeasyspottingofbubblesorfluidinthelumen

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‡Measured for a 3.00 x 20 EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter‡‡Tested on 3.00 x 20 EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Post-Dilatation Catheter