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# FDA Clears Teleflex Perfusion Balloon Catheter
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-clears-teleflex-perfusion-balloon-catheter/
- Published: 2024-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:37:10.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5157488

FDA has cleared a Teleflex 510(k) for its Ringer Perfusion Balloon Catheter (PBC) for use in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. The device is described as a rapid-exchange 0.014 inch compatible catheter with a helical balloon at its working end. “When inflated, this balloon approximates a hollow cylinder with a large central perfusion lumen,” the company says, which allows for continuous coronary blood flow during prolonged inflations.

Teleflex says the Ringer PBC is indicated for balloon dilatation of coronary artery or coronary bypass graft stenoses where the physician desires distal blood perfusion during balloon inflation for the purpose of improving myocardial perfusion. “In addition, during PTCA the lumen serves as a passage for delivery of secondary devices creating new opportunities for procedural innovation,” it says.