There are many types of balloon catheters and they are widely used. Domestic products approved for sale in my country are gradually increasing.

Balloon catheter is an interventional medical device. It was first used in angioplasty. It is one of the important products of vascular interventional catheter and has a special balloon structure. With the continuous advancement of technology and the continuous iteration of products, the application range of balloon catheters in vascular interventional surgeries continues to expand at this stage, and can also be used in vascular pre-dilation/post-dilation, vascular stent-assisted delivery and other fields. In addition, balloon catheters can also be used in the treatment of other non-vascular diseases.

Balloon catheters are mainly composed of balloons, catheters, sleeves, connectors, probes, etc. The balloon and catheter are coaxially designed. The balloon is located in the middle of the catheter and expands after entering the lesion. The balloon, catheter, and sleeve are made of polyether block polyamide, polyurethane and other materials, and the probe is made of stainless steel. Made of polyvinyl chloride, the connector is made of polyvinyl chloride; the balloon has a radiopaque identification tape to facilitate location of the balloon.

According to the “China Balloon Catheter Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report 2023-2028” released by the Industrial Research Center, There are many types of balloon catheter products, including ordinary balloon catheters, cutting balloon catheters, cryogenic balloon catheters, drug-eluting balloon catheters, stent balloon catheters, ultrasonic balloon catheters, etc. Different products have different advantages and disadvantages. The same, but there are certain differences in applicable scenarios.

In the field of vascular system disease treatment, balloon catheters can be used in interventional treatments for neurovascular, coronary artery, and peripheral vascular system diseases, such as percutaneous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty, intracranial vascular balloon dilatation, etc. In the field of treatment of non-vascular diseases, balloon catheters can be used in the fields of esophageal dilation, balloon dilation of biliary strictures, balloon dilation of urethral strictures, balloon dilation of sinuses, dilation of spinal canal stenosis, and ultrasonic lithotripsy of kidney stones.

In the global market, the leading manufacturers of balloon catheters include Medtronic, Boston Scientific, BIOTRONIC, Terumo, Cook Medical, Cordis, Abbott, etc. In recent years, the number of companies entering the balloon catheter market in my country has been increasing. At this stage, the main local manufacturers include Xinwei Medical, Gachi Biotech, Huitai Medical, Lepu Medical, Kindly, ClariChip, Yeju Industrial, and Microelectronics. Chuang Medical, Xinmai Medical, Gui Chuang Medical, Lanfan Medical, etc.

Industry analysts said that since 2018, the number of domestically produced balloon catheters approved for marketing in my country has continued to increase. Among balloon catheter products, vascular interventional balloon catheters have a high technology content, especially neurointerventional balloon catheters. Currently, among the vascular interventional balloon catheter products approved for marketing in my country, the number of imported products is close to that of domestic products. However, domestically produced vascular interventional balloon catheters are mainly concentrated in the fields of coronary artery and peripheral vascular interventional treatment, and there are few types of neurointerventional balloon catheters. In the future, my country’s balloon catheter industry still has room for improvement in core technologies.