Name: NSE ALPHA™
Brand: Nipro

NSE ALPHA™

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NSE ALPHA™ is your answer to avoid balloon slippage while achieving plaque modification in preparation for therapeutic devices

NSE (Novel Scoring Element) ALPHA™ scoring balloon has three "free-floating" nylon elements positioned on the outside of the balloon in order to retain flexibility.

Eliminates balloon slippage during inflation.
Precise dilation for a variety of lesion indications.
Triangular elements are 0.0155 inch in height creating plaque modification.
Avoiding dissections allows for the potential to complete treatment using a stentless PCI strategy.

Specifications

Tip entry profile: 0.0167"
Balloon length: 13 mm
Balloon diameter: 2.0/2.25/2.5/2.75
3.0/3.25/3.5/4.0 mm
Normal pressure: 6 atm
Rated pressure: 14 atm
Element material: Nylon
Number of elements: 3
Element height: 0.155" (0.39 mm)

Double marker
Hydrophillic coating

Compliance chart

Inflation Pressure		Balloon Diameter (mm)
atm	kPa	2.00mm	2.25mm	2.50mm	2.75mm	3.00mm	3.25mm	3.50mm	4.00mm
4	4x10²	1.93	2.16	2.38	2.65	2.89	3.13	3.37	3.86
5	5x10²	1.97	2.20	2.44	2.70	2.95	3.19	3.45	3.94
6 (NP)	6x10²	2.00	2.25	2.50	2.75	3.00	3.25	3.50	4.00
7	7x10²	2.03	2.28	2.55	2.79	3.04	3.29	3.54	4.05
8	8x10²	2.06	2.31	2.59	2.81	3.07	3.32	3.57	4.10
9	9x10²	2.08	2.34	2.63	2.84	3.10	3.35	3.61	4.14
10	10x10²	2.10	2.36	2.66	2.86	3.12	3.38	3.64	4.17
11	11x10²	2.12	2.38	2.68	2.88	3.14	3.41	3.66	4.19
12	12x10²	2.14	2.40	2.70	2.90	3.16	3.43	3.69	4.22
13	13x10²	2.16	2.42	2.72	2.92	3.18	3.46	3.71	4.24
14 (RBP)	14x10²	2.18	2.45	2.74	2.94	3.20	3.48	3.73	4.26
15	15x10²	2.20	2.47	2.76	2.96	3.22	3.50	3.75	4.27
16	16x10²	2.23	2.49	2.78	2.98	3.25	3.53	3.77	4.29
17	17x10²	2.25	2.51	2.80	3.00	3.27	3.56	3.80	4.31
18	18x10²	2.27	2.53	2.82	3.02	3.29	3.58	3.82	4.32