Fortress ®
Providing access to lower limb arteries.
Key Facts
- Coil reinforced sheath designed for kink and deformation resistance
- Sheath marker to provide tip radiopacity
- Hydrophobic coated sheath
- Smooth tapered sheath and dilator tip
Product Details
Tailored access solutions
A 4F sheath allows for minimally invasive treatment of patients with complex lower limb disease. BIOTRONIK was the first to offer a portfolio for lower limb treatment through a 4F reinforced introducer sheath, combined with 4F and 0.018" guide wire compatible balloon catheters and self-expanding stent systems1 up to 200 mm in length.
Coil Reinforced Sheath
The polymer embedded stainless steel coil shaft provides
flexibility and resistance to kinking and deformation.
The non-ovaling design combined with the PTFE liner are intended to reduce friction on devices passing
through tight anatomical curves.
The Complete 4 F & 6 F Solutions
The availability of 4F, 5F and 6F reinforced introducer sheaths allow a tailored access approach. The BIOTRONIK 6F Solutions portfolio enables treatment through our 6F reinforced introducer sheath
while utilizing our trusted 6F compatible balloon catheters and self-expanding stent systems3, both up to 200 mm in length.
Hydrophobic Coated Sheath
Easy insertion performance2
attributed to the hydrophobic sheath coating in
combination with the smooth tapered
sheath and dilator tip.
Valve
Premounted removable
hemostatic valve on the 5F
and 6F introducer sheaths.
Smooth Tapered Tip and Superb Sheath Tip Visibility
The sheath and dilator have
a smooth tapered tip and an
atraumatic tip designed for ease
of insertion.
Angiographic visibility
The platinum alloy marker band
provides tip radiopacity
under fluoroscopic imaging.
Technical Data
| Fortress Introducer Sheath | |
|---|---|
| French size |
4F, 5F and 6F |
| Length |
45 and 100 cm |
| Sheath material |
Stainless steel coil reinforced polymer, PTFE liner |
| Sheath tip |
Smooth taper with radiopaque marker band |
| Sheath shape |
Pre-curved 45 cm Straight 45 and 100 cm |
| Straight |
45 and 100 cm |
| Sheath coating |
Hydrophobic, distal 30 cm (5F and 6F only) |
| Dilator | |
|---|---|
| Recommended guide wire | 0.035" |
| Tip | Smooth taper with radiopaque filler material |
| Shape |
Pre-curved and straight |
| Hub |
4F: fixed hemostatic valve 5F, 6F: removable hemostatic valve Side-arm with color coded 3-way stop cock |
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1 CAUTION - Investigational device. Limited by US law to investigational use
2 BIOTRONIK data on file