What does angioplasty and vascular stenting equipment look like?

What does angioplasty and vascular stenting equipment look like?

Kenneth W. Chin (M.D., F.A.C.R.) gives expert video advice on: How do angioplasty and vascular stenting differ?; How are angioplasty and vascular stenting performed?; What can I expect after angioplasty and vascular stenting? and more...

The equipment that is used for balloon Angioplasty and Stinting, is very very small in caliber. That allows us to enter the blood vessels by way of extremely small openings. That's why this is one of the procedures that we classify as being minimally invasive. The devices that we use are all mounted on very very small caliber thin plastic tubes which we call catheters.