Abstract
The Vessix Renal Denervation System (Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA, USA) consists of a denervation catheter and radiofrequency generator. The catheter is a 90 cm long balloon-tipped catheter. The balloon is 25 mm long. The balloon diameters depend on the vessel size (4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm and 7 mm). Mounted on the surface of the balloon are (4-8, depending on the balloon size) bipolar radiofrequency electrodes distributed in a helical fashion emitting radiofrequency energy to a depth of a few millimeters into the renal artery. The catheter can be delivered over the wire into the renal artery via an 8F guide sheath (more common) or 9F guide catheter.
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Bertog, S. C., Vaskelyte, L., Hofmann, I., Gafoor, S., & Sievert, H. (2015). Boston scientific vessixTM renal denervation system. In Renal Denervation: A New Approach to Treatment of Resistant Hypertension (pp. 145–146). Springer-Verlag London Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5223-1_17
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