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75 cm long plastic catheter with an inflatable balloon at the end. The catheter is used to remove a blood clot from a blood vessel (embolectomy). For embolectomy, the balloon catheter is pushed through the clot in a non-inflated state. The balloon is then inflated. When it is withdrawn, the inflated catheter pushes the clot in front of it. It can thus be removed.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer