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About the AMPLATZ® Vascular Plug
The AMPLATZ Vascular Plug is indicated for arterial and venous embolizations in the peripheral vasculature. The device is sold for animal use only and its sale is restricted to veterinarians only. It may not be used in humans.
The AMPLATZ Vascular Plug is a self-expandable, cylindrical device made from a Nitinol wire mesh. The device is secured on both ends with platinum marker bands. A stainless steel micro screw is welded to one of the platinum marker bands, which allows attachment to the 135 cm long pusher wire (Fig. 1). The AMPLATZ Vascular Plugs are made in various sizes ranging from 4 to 16mm in 2 millimeter increments. (Fig. 2)
The AMPLATZ Vascular Plug is sterile and preloaded in a loader, and is attached to a 135 cm long pusher wire that is placed within a hoop dispenser (Fig. 3). Refer to Table 1 for recommended catheter size.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Sizes
Vascular Plug Diameter
Device Length
Minimum ID
Maximum Length
Delivery Sheath**
Guiding Catheter Minimum Size**
9-PLUG-004
4 mm
7 mm
.056"
100 cm
5 Fr
5 Fr
9-PLUG-006
6 mm
7 mm
.056"
100 cm
5 Fr
5 Fr
9-PLUG-008
8 mm
7 mm
.056"
100 cm
5 Fr
5 Fr
9-PLUG-010
10 mm
7 mm
.067"
100 cm
5 Fr
6 Fr
9-PLUG-012
12 mm
8 mm
.067"
100 cm
5 Fr
6 Fr
9-PLUG-014
14 mm
8 mm
.088"
100 cm
6 Fr
8 Fr
9-PLUG-016
16 mm
8 mm
.088"
100 cm
6 Fr
8 Fr
* For use with standard guiding catheters meeting minimum internal diameter requirements.
** Please note that a guiding catheter is sized by the Outer diameter (OD) whereas a sheath is sized by the inner diameter (ID). This terminology accounts for the apparent difference in sizes between the guiding catheter and sheath required for a given size device.
Product Sheet
Instructions for Use
Note: A Single Y-Connector Kit (B. Braun Medical, Order No. 610400) is recommended for use with the AMPLATZ Vascular Plug.
Perform an angiogram and measure the diameter of the vessel.
Select a device approximately 30-50% larger than the vessel diameter.
Flush the loader through its hoop to purge air from the loader.
Remove the white hub clip and pull the pusher wire with the preloaded AMPLATZ Vascular Plug from the hoop.
Insert and advance the selected guiding catheter to the target vessel.
Insert the loader through the Single Y-Connector and advance until it contacts the hub of the guide catheter and flush with saline through the sidearm which purges the air from the loader.
Advance the AMPLATZ Vascular Plug from the loader into the catheter to the target vessel.
Remove the loader if desired.
Verify correct position of the AMPLATZ Vascular Plug with a test injection through the catheter. If device position is unsatisfactory, the device can be repositioned or removed together with the catheter.
If device position is satisfactory, release the device by rotating the pusher wire in a counterclockwise fashion.
More than one AMPLATZ Vascular Plug may be required to achieve occlusion of a vessel.
If detachment is difficult, a torque device or surgical clamp may be used to assist with the release of the device by rotating the pusher wire in a counter clockwise fashion.
