Helping physicians cross with confidence for over 20 years
- By Philips
- August 30 2026
- Duration 2: 49
For more than two decades, Philips Quick-Cross Support Catheters have supported physicians in one of the most fundamental moments of a peripheral intervention: crossing the lesion. Procedure after procedure, patient after patient, Quick-Cross has built a legacy of trust by helping physicians navigate challenging anatomy and cross lesions with confidence.
At-a-glance:
- Quick-Cross was designed to address the real-world challenges physicians face every day in peripheral interventions.
- Quick-Cross was the first support catheter designed around the wire to receive FDA clearance [1,2]
- Quick-Cross has supported physicians for more than two decades, helping multiple generations of interventionists tackle complex lesions with confidence [3]
Severe calcification, chronic total occlusions, tortuous anatomy, and diffuse disease can challenge even the most experienced physicians. When guidewires alone are not enough, crossing support catheters can provide the stability, precision, and support needed to navigate complex anatomy and maintain access to the target lesion.
For two decades, physicians have relied on Philips Quick-Cross Support Catheters as a dependable tool for navigating challenging anatomy, exchanging wires and tools, and helping make the next step in treatment possible. As the first support catheter designed around the wire to receive FDA clearance, Quick-Cross has earned its reputation through decades of proven performance and physician trust. [1-3]
It's a reliable catheter that can get you through the vast majority of your lesions.
Pradeep Nair, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Built on experience. Refined through physician collaboration.
What appears to be a simple support catheter is the result of decades of engineering and physician feedback. Manufactured in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Quick-Cross was designed to address the real-world challenges physicians face every day in peripheral interventions. Its low-profile tapered tip helps facilitate crossing challenging lesions while enabling smooth tracking through tortuous anatomy. [4] A hydrophilic coating supports trackability [4,5], while three evenly spaced radiopaque markers provide clear visualization and positioning. [4] The translucent shaft allows physicians to visualize blood within the catheter, helping confirm luminal access. [6] Together, these features aim to deliver the support, control, and confidence physicians need when navigating difficult cases.
Quick-Cross has three evenly spaced radiopaque markers that provide clear visualization and positioning [4]
A proven partner in challenging cases
Crossing support catheters play a vital role in helping physicians overcome tight lesions, arterial blockages, heavily calcified vessels, and complex anatomies. By providing a stable platform for guidewire manipulation and exchange, they help physicians maintain access and create a pathway for treatment delivery.
Quick-Cross has become a trusted tool across a broad range of peripheral procedures and vascular anatomies. Physicians continue to rely on it because it consistently delivers the support needed to keep procedures moving forward. [3]
Trusted across generations of physicians
Clinical innovation comes and goes, but products that consistently perform remain in physicians' trays year after year. Quick-Cross has supported physicians for more than two decades, helping multiple generations of interventionists tackle complex lesions with confidence.
That longevity reflects more than product durability. It reflects trust earned through experience and a commitment to listening to physicians and designing products around their needs.
Twenty years means several generations of physicians have used it and have trusted it. That should tell you something.
Manolo Rubio, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM
Interventional Cardiologist, Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Intervention
Cardiovascular Institute of San Diego
Helping physicians restore flow
At the heart of every peripheral intervention is a patient waiting for renewed blood flow, limb preservation, symptom relief, and improved quality of life. Quick-Cross was designed to help physicians reach that goal by providing dependable support when lesion crossing becomes challenging. [4]
The ultimate goal is to get across so that the patient does well.
MD, FACC, FSCAI Pradeep Nair, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
As Philips celebrates over two decades of Quick-Cross, we recognize the physicians, engineers, and patients who have been part of that journey, and the impact made possible every time a lesion is crossed and treatment can begin.
A support catheter portfolio designed for every challenge
Philips offers three support catheter options to help physicians choose the right tool for the task at hand:
- Quick-Cross: Reliable wire support to facilitate crossing through occlusions and complex anatomy. [4]
- Quick-Cross Extreme: Enhanced strength, torque and pushability to get through tough lesions. [4]
- Quick-Cross Select: Added capability to support guidewire navigation in branched anatomy and complex vessel pathways. [4]
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Footnotes
- Philips data on file: Comparative FDA clearance dates of support catheters (REF-01023)
- Philips data on file: Quick-Cross sales data (LT-001480
- Philips data on file: Internal calculation – Document LT-001480
- Philips data on file: D010386, D014139 Essential Design Output Summary
- Food and Drug Administration. (2019). Intravascular catheters… lubricious coatings— labeling considerations. https://www.fda.gov/media/113951/download
- Syed et al. (2018). t-PA power-pulse spray with rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy using cross-sectional image-guided portal vein access for single setting treatment of subacute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. The Indian journal of radiology & imaging, 28(1), 93–98. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_215_17
Disclaimer
Product availability is subject to country regulatory clearance. Please contact your local sales representative to check the availability in your country.
Quick-Cross is distributed by LifeSystems in Australia and New Zealand.
Always read the label and follow the directions for use.
Philips medical devices should only be used by physicians and teams trained in interventional techniques, including training in the use of this device. Products subject to country availability. Please contact your local sales representative. Philips reserves the right to change product specifications without prior notification.