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Table 1. Manual burst pressures.
Manual Burst
Size (mm x cm)
Type
Burst (atm)
Burst (psi)
Listed Burst (atm)
Type of hole/ tear
5 x2 5 x2 6 x2 7 x2 16 x 2
Sterling Sterling Sterling Sterling Atlas Gold
26 382 14 27 397 14 24 353 14 27 397 14 35 514 18
17 250 10 27 397 22 22 323 10 27 397 14 6 88
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Hole between wire and balloon lumens
Longitudinal
Proximal Pinhole
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Complete rupture of balloon
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
8 x2
7 x2
6 x 1.7
7 x 1.8
Miller-Edwards BAS balloon
Opta Pro Dorado Palmaz Blue Valeo
Atm= atmospheres; psi= pounds per square inch
Table 2. Power burst pressures.
Power Burst
Size (mm x cm)
Type
Burst (atm)
Burst (psi)
Listed Burst (atm)
Type of hole/ tear
5 x2 6 x2 8 x2
9 x2 12 x 2
6 x2
9 x 1.7 9 x 1.7 10 x1.7 5 x2
6 x2
7 x2 16 x 5.5
Sterling Sterling Sterling
Sterling Atlas Gold
Opta Pro Valeo
Valeo
Valeo Dorado Dorado Tyshak Mini BIB
27 401 14 33 481 14
At 6 mL of fluid and at a pressure of 6 atm, the bal- loon burst and the fragment completely ruptured off of the catheter (Figure 5)(Table 1).
Next, we tested the balloon bursts in the man- ner Hijazi et al. proposed using a pressure injection. When we did this in the manner described, the power
33
25 20 21
37
26
Outer- 11; Inner- 25
484 10
Longitudinal
364 10 300 12 309 12
Longitudinal Longitudinal Longitudinal
537 24 383 4
Outer- 167; 5/5 Inner- 370
Proximal pinhole Longitudinal Longitudinal
12 Hole between wire and balloon lumens
18 Hole between wire and balloon lumens
12 Longitudinal
24 Proximal pinhole
Nageotte S. et al.
Retrieval of a Partially Deflated Balloon