Next Generation of Balloon Guide Catheter

KEY BENEFITS
- Streamlined Preparation
- Designed with Self-Sealing Surge Valve to simplify and decrease balloon prep time1
- Designed with Self-Sealing Surge Valve to simplify and decrease balloon prep time1
- Quick Inflation & Deflation
- Dual lumen reinforcement provides fast, consistent balloon inflation and deflation1
- Trackable & Stable
- The SOFIA™ inspired multiple transitions zones create a smooth, trackable and stable experience1
- The SOFIA™ inspired multiple transitions zones create a smooth, trackable and stable experience1
- Compatible With SOFIA™ 5F and SOFIA™ Plus 6F Aspiration Catheter1

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Main highlight results2 :
| EFFICACY | |
| STUDY ITEMS | RESULTS |
| mTICI 2b-3 | 95% |
| mTICI 2c-3 | 75.9% |
| First Pass Effect | 63% |
| Good clinical Outcome (mRS 0-2) | 65.2% |
| Puncture-to Reperfusion Time | 48.7 min |
| SAFETY | |
| STUDY ITEMS | RESULTS |
| Time from BGC Insertion to final Positioning | 8.8 min |
| Time from BGC Insertion to Inflation | 21.9 min |
| Hemorrhage (sICH) | 0% |
| Mortality | 8.5% |
| Embolization to New Territories (ENT) | 8.5% |
> STRAIT Data compared to the main publications on Balloon Guide Catheter:
STRAIT Clinical Data |
Highest value per literature |
Lowest value per literature |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| mTICI 2B-3 | 95% | STRATIS Registry3 89% | Jeong et al.4 84% |
| mTICI 2C-3 | 75.9% | STRATIS Registry3 65% | Brinjiki et al.5 58% |
| First Pass Effect | 63% | MR CLEAN Registry Substudy6 50% | Jeong et al.7 40% |
| mRS 0-2 | 95.2% | Nguyen et al.8 58% | Jeong et al.9 53% |
| Procedure Time | N/A | Nguyen et al.8 32 min | MR CLEAN Registry Substudy6 40 min |
| Puncture to Reperfusion Time | 48.7% | N/A | |
| Time from BGC Insertion | 8.8 min | N/A | |
| Time from BGC Insertion to Inflation | 21.9 MIN | N/A | |
| Hemorrhage (sICH) | 0% | MR CLEAN Registry Subgroup6 5.0% | Nguyen et al.8 2.9% |
| Mortality | 8.5% | MR CLEAN Registry Subgroup6 28.0% | Jeong et al.9 12.0% |
| Embolization to New Territories (ENT) | 6.0% | STRATIS Registry6 5.2% | Jeong et al.9 3.2% |
LINNC WEBINAR: What to expect from the next generation of balloon guide catheters in acute ischemic stroke treatment?

1. Data on file, Terumo Neuro
2. P116 The new generation BOBBY balloon guide catheter for mechanical thrombectomies: results of the international prospective STRAIT study | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery https://jnis.bmj.com/content/16/Suppl_2/A97.1
3. Impact of Balloon Guide Catheter Use on Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes in the STRATIS Stroke Thrombectomy Registry - Osama O. Zaidat, et al. – Stroke
4. Clinical Impact of Balloon Guide Catheter in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke - Dae-Eun Jeong, et al. - American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) – 2019
5. Impact of Balloon Guide Catheters on Technical and Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Waleed Brinjikji, et al. - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) – 2018
6. Balloon Guide Catheter Versus Non–Balloon Guide Catheter: A MR CLEAN Registry Substudy - Robrecht R.M.M. Knapen, René van den Berg, et al. - Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology – 2021
7. Clinical Impact of Balloon Guide Catheter in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke - Dae-Eun Jeong, et al. - American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) – 2019
8. Balloon Guide Catheter Improves Revascularization and Clinical Outcomes with the Solitaire Device: Analysis of the North American Solitaire Acute Stroke Registry - Thanh N. Nguyen, et al. – Stroke – 2014
9. Clinical Impact of Balloon Guide Catheter in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke - Dae-Eun Jeong, et al. - American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) - 2019
Intended Purpose: The BOBBY Balloon Guide Catheter is intended for use in facilitating the insertion and guidance of an intra vascular catheter into a selected blood vessel in the peripheral and neurovascular systems. The balloon provides temporary vascular occlusion during these and other angiographic procedures. The Balloon Guide Catheter is also indicated for use as a conduit for retrieval devices. Legal Manufacturer: MicroVention, Inc. / EU Authorized Representative: MicroVention Europe SARL.
The SOFIA Catheter is indicated for general intra vascular use, including the neuro and peripheral vasculature. The SOFIA Catheter can be used to facilitate the introduction of diagnostic or therapeutic agents. The SOFIA Catheter is not intended for use in coronary arteries. Moreover, the SOFIA Catheter is intended for use in the removal/ aspiration of emboli and thrombi from selected blood vessels in the arterial system, including the peripheral and neurovasculatures. Legal Manufacturer: MicroVention Europe SARL.
Please refer to IFU for the full list of risks, contraindications, warnings, and precautions.
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