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Manufacturing Facility:
5050 Nathan Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55442-5798 USA
+1.888.546.4407 Toll Free
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www.amplatzer.com
Device Description
The AMPLATZER TorqVue LP low-profile delivery system consists of a delivery catheter, loader, and hemostasis valve. Optional
components of the AMPLATZER TorqVue LP delivery system are a delivery wire and plastic vise. The delivery system is
designed to provide a pathway through which devices are introduced into the peripheral vasculature. The body of the delivery
catheter is radiopaque for visibility under fluoroscopy.
A. Loader – Introduces a device into the delivery catheter.
B. Hemostasis valve with extension tube and stopcock – Allows flushing of the delivery system and controls back-bleeding.
C. Delivery catheter – Provides a pathway through which a device is delivered.
D. Delivery wire (optional) – Attaches to a device for controlling its movement through the delivery catheter.
E. Plastic vise (optional) – Attaches to the delivery wire, serving as a “handle” for detaching (unscrewing) the delivery wire from a
device.
Indications for Use
The AMPLATZER TorqVue LP delivery system is intended to provide a pathway through which devices are introduced into the
peripheral vasculature.
Contraindications
None known.
Figure 1. AMPLATZER TorqVue LP Delivery System Components
LP Delivery System
Instructions for Use
600267-002
04-2008 US
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Not in any way connected with medical gas or equipment sold under the “AGA” brand by AGA AB
or its successors.
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