
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
These are a mini-profile balloon dilation catheter for transluminal coronary angioplasty, 1989, manufactured by CR Bard (Ireland) Ltd, and a syringe used to inflate balloons during transluminal coronary angioplasty, c 1990, made by USCI. An angioplasty is a surgical procedure where a balloon is inserted into a blood vesel and then inflated in order to widen a narrowed section.
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