QT Vascular's US unit gets S'pore catheter patent

Singapore

SINGAPORE-BASED QT Vascular's wholly owned US subsidiary, TriReme Medical LLC, has been granted a Singapore patent for its "balloon catheter with improved column strength and torque".

This technology is used in the group's GliderXtreme PTA balloon catheter. GliderXtreme PTA is part of TriReme Medical's Glider family of PTA and PTCA products which incorporate the combined features of a torque-able shaft and a skived tip.