Many aspects of an animal or plant can be correctly called adaptations, though there are always some features whose function is in doubt. By using the term adaptation for the evolutionary process, and adaptive trait for the bodily part or function (the product), the two senses of the word may be distinguished.
Angioplasty (or Balloon angioplasty) is an endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis. An empty, collapsed balloon, known as a balloon catheter, is passed over a wire into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size.
There is a technique used in which a small tube is passed up into a vein either from the leg or the arm with a baloon at the end. This is inflated once it reaches the blockade to open it up. Angioplasty is the mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel. surgical procedures: PTCA-percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: a catheter with a balloon tip is inserted to compress the plaque against the wall of the artery and dilate the vessel. laser angioplasty to vaporise the plaque