Medtronic today announced it has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Japan-based Future Medical Design Co., Ltd. (FMD) to sell specialty and workhorse peripheral guidewires. This agreement includes the first 400 cm, 0.018' peripheral guidewire available in the U.S, expanding the Medtronic portfolio for transradial access for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

美敦力公司今天宣布，已与日本未来医疗设计公司 (FMD) 签订了独家美国分销协议，销售专用型和主力型外周导丝。该协议包括美国首款 400 厘米、0.018 英寸的外周导丝，扩展了美敦力用于治疗外周动脉疾病 (PAD) 的经桡动脉通路产品组合。

Medtronic is the sole distributor of 10 new F-14™* and F-18™* peripheral stainless steel guidewires, available in 300 cm and 400 cm lengths. The 0.018” 400 cm wire, along with the 200 cm working length IN.PACT™ 018 drug coated balloon and Pacific™ Plus PTA catheter, provides physicians with a comprehensive suite of tools needed to reach lesions from a transradial approach..

美敦力是10款新型F-14™*和F-18™*外周不锈钢导丝的唯一经销商，这些导丝提供300厘米和400厘米两种长度。0.018英寸、400厘米的导丝，加上200厘米工作长度的IN.PACT™ 018药物涂层球囊和Pacific™ Plus PTA导管，为医生提供了一整套从经桡动脉途径到达病变所需的工具。

“The F-14 and F-18 guidewires offer the tactile feedback, wire strength and control physicians need for lower extremity interventions, while also expanding radial access tools, a significant advancement,” said John Laird, M.D., chief medical officer for the Peripheral Vascular Health business, which is part of the Cardiovascular Portfolio at Medtronic.

“F-14 和 F-18 导丝提供了医生在下肢介入手术中所需的手感反馈、导丝强度和控制力，同时也扩展了桡动脉通路工具，这是重大的进步，”美敦力心血管产品组合中周围血管健康业务的首席医疗官约翰·莱尔德 (John Laird) 医学博士说道。

“The addition of these to the Medtronic portfolio is a meaningful step forward for our customers and the patients they serve.”.

“这些产品加入美敦力的产品组合，是我们客户和他们服务的患者迈出的重要一步。”

The FMD Guidewires are engineered for crossability, trackability, and tip retention, allowing for the treatment of complex cases. Product features include:

FMD导丝旨在实现穿越性、可追踪性和尖端保持力，从而能够处理复杂病例。产品特点包括：

0.014” and 0.018” diameters

0.014英寸和0.018英寸直径

for complex and routine cases

适用于复杂和常规案例

300 cm and 400 cm

300厘米和400厘米

working lengths

工作长度

for femoral or radial access

用于股动脉或桡动脉通路

A stainless-steel core

不锈钢核心

for strength and torqueability

为了强度和扭矩能力

Multiple tip loads

多个尖端负载

to navigate tortuous vessels and cross challenging lesions or occlusions

穿行曲折的血管并越过具有挑战性的病变或闭塞

“These stainless steel guidewires are a valuable addition to our product suite,” said David Moeller, president of Medtronic Peripheral Vascular Health. “We are committed to equipping physicians with the tools they need and now have a more complete guidewire portfolio to offer physicians for a variety of needs, including transradial approaches.”.

“这些不锈钢导丝是我们产品系列的宝贵补充，”美敦力外周血管健康部门总裁大卫·莫勒表示。“我们致力于为医生提供他们所需的工具，现在我们拥有更完整的导丝产品组合，可以满足医生的各种需求，包括经桡动脉入路。”

About Medtronic

美敦力公司简介

Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Galway, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries.

大胆思考。更果敢的行动。我们是美敦力。美敦力公司总部位于爱尔兰戈尔韦，是全球领先的医疗技术公司，通过寻找和发现解决方案，大胆攻克人类面临的最严峻健康问题。我们的使命——减轻病痛、恢复健康、延长生命——团结了遍布150多个国家的95,000多名充满热情的员工。

Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day.

我们的技术和疗法治疗70种健康状况，包括心脏设备、手术机器人、胰岛素泵、手术工具、患者监测系统等。凭借我们广泛的知识、无尽的好奇心和帮助所有需要帮助的人的愿望，我们提供了创新的技术，每秒、每小时、每一天都在改变两个人的生活。

Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic, visit .

随着我们推动以洞察力为导向的护理、以人为本的体验以及为我们的世界带来更好的结果，期待我们做得更多。在我们所做的一切中，我们正在创造非凡。欲了解有关美敦力的更多信息，请访问。

About FMD

关于FMD

With 30 years of manufacturing expertise spanning neurovascular, coronary, and peripheral applications, FMD has established a strong presence in the guidewire market.  Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, FMD is an innovative leader in the design, development, and manufacture of interventional guidewires that address the everyday to highly specialized needs of physicians.  FMD’s peripheral guidewires maintain a market leading position in the highly competitive Japanese market and introducing these products into the US represents an exciting opportunity for FMD and US physicians alike.

凭借在神经血管、冠状动脉和外周应用领域30年的制造经验，FMD在导丝市场建立了强大的地位。总部位于日本东京的FMD是介入导丝设计、开发和制造的创新领导者，致力于满足医生从日常到高度专业化的各种需求。FMD的外周导丝在日本竞争激烈的市场中保持领先地位，而将这些产品引入美国市场，对FMD和美国医生而言都代表着一个令人兴奋的机会。