What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Catheter with a low-pressure compliant balloon for flow arrest rather than dilation.
08-07
Occlusion balloon catheter
Flow-arrest balloon
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Compliant balloon that temporarily blocks a vessel, duct, or shunt during injection, embolization, or bleeding control. Typical procedural contexts include embolization, BRTO, venography, and biliary or GU occlusion studies.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
This balloon is intended for temporary flow arrest rather than luminal dilation; its compliant, low-pressure behavior distinguishes it from a noncompliant angioplasty balloon.