Provides interventionalists with optimal product choices for more complex radial-to-peripheral procedures –

Terumo Interventional Systems (TIS), a division of Terumo Corporation, is pleased to announce the launch and commercial availability of its R2P™ NaviCross® peripheral support catheter in the U.S., further expanding the company's radial-to-peripheral (R2P) portfolio. The R2P NaviCross catheter, now available in a 200 cm length, is designed for optimized performance in R2P procedures. Its double-braided, stainless-steel construction is engineered for superior trackability and torque control for lesion crossing in more complex procedures.

"Our customers have been asking for a longer length, high-performance NaviCross support catheter, and I am proud to say we answered the need by delivering R2P NaviCross to the market, further enhancing our radial-to-peripheral portfolio," said Ghada Farah, Division President, Terumo Interventional Systems. "R2P NaviCross solidifies Terumo's leadership in radial access, particularly as the demand for procedures to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia continues to rise."

"With the 200 cm length, the R2P NaviCross catheter provides physicians performing percutaneous transluminal endovascular procedures from the radial artery a valuable tool to enhance their ability to safely and efficiently complete more procedures from a radial approach," said Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Chief Medical Officer, Terumo Medical Corporation. "Additionally, the double-braided, stainless-steel design of the R2P NaviCross catheter makes it possible to access and cross simple-to-complex lesions above and below the knee."

The new 200 cm R2P NaviCross catheter rounds out the existing R2P portfolio, including the R2P Destination Slender™ guiding sheath, R2P SlenGuide™ guiding catheter, R2P Misago® self-expanding peripheral stent, and R2P Metacross™ RX and R2P Crosstella™ RX dilatation catheters – giving physicians the confidence to complete almost any PAD procedure from the wrist.