Balt Extrusion

Balt, a French privately held company established in 1987, specializes in extrusion of micro tubes and the manufacture of intracerebral micro catheters.

Balt range of products include the LEO nitinol self expandable stent launched in 2003 for intra cranial indications, the VASCO braided microcatheter, the BOA balloon expandable Platinum Stent launched in 2000 for peripheral and intra cranial angioplasties, the Channel balloon expandable Platinum Stent for cerebral stenosis, the CORAIL balloon tipped guiding catheter and the CATCH thrombus retrieval system.

The LEO stent is increasingly used for stent assisted coil insertion procedures in Europe, where it competes with Boston Scientific Neuroform. It is also gaining ground in international markets outside the US and Japan.

In 2008 Balt launched the SILK, a nitinol braided self expandable flow-diverting stent for cerebral aneurysm resorption, in Europe and on international markets.

In 2009 Balt realized revenue of US$25 million mainly in the neuro-endovascular field.