{"id":14704,"date":"2026-08-18T14:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/education\/shockwave-ivl-balloon-prep\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:05:23","slug":"shockwave-ivl-balloon-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/education\/shockwave-ivl-balloon-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Shockwave IVL Balloon Setup and Preparation Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_2cfb38ad7ed4717c6d0026c5360c50db\" class=\"block block--wysiwyg wysiwyg_styles u-bgColorNone shockwave container\">\n\t<div class=\"u-wysiwyg u-animation\">\n\t\t<p>Proper balloon preparation is a critical step in helping optimize procedures performed using balloon-based Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) catheters.<\/p>\n<p>In this step-by-step demonstration, learn how to prepare Shockwave IVL balloons for both peripheral and coronary applications using a saline and contrast mixture, three-way stopcock, syringe, and indeflator. The video highlights key preparation techniques designed to help minimize air bubbles before the procedure begins.<\/p>\n<p>Watch to review the instruments required, best practices for creating and maintaining negative pressure, and important tips for ensuring the balloon is properly prepared and ready for use.<\/p>\n<p>Because while calcium can be challenging to treat, preparing your Shockwave IVL balloon doesn\u2019t have to be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Isto5ZRPYkM?si=j0Fk-pw2B1-LxYtm\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"legal_copy\">Filmed in a demonstration environment. Please ensure adherence to sterile practices. Refer to the Instructions for Use or contact your local representative for further guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legal_copy\"><strong>Shockwave IVL:<\/strong> In the U.S.: Rx only. Prior to use, please reference the <a href=\"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/isi\/\">Important Safety Information<\/a> for more information on indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and adverse events.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While calcium can be challenging to treat, preparing your Shockwave IVL balloon doesn&#8217;t have to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":[204],"meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"disease-state":[159,167],"education-topic":[183],"product-tag":[],"specialty":[295,299,328,332,336,340,344],"technology":[316,324],"class_list":["post-14704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en-uk","disease-state-coronary-artery-disease-en-uk","disease-state-peripheral-artery-disease-en-uk","education-topic-best-practices-en-uk","format-video-en-uk","specialty-fellows-residents-en-uk","specialty-hospital-administration-en-uk","specialty-interventional-cardiologists-en-uk","specialty-interventional-radiologists-en-uk","specialty-nurses-technologists-en-uk","specialty-patients-caregivers","specialty-vascular-surgeons-en-uk","technology-coronary-ivl-en-uk","technology-peripheral-ivl-en-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"disease-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disease-state?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"education-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education-topic?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"product-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product-tag?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"technology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/en-eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technology?post=14704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}