Igikoresho cyo guta imipira ya ballon ikoreshwa mugubaga PTCA hamwe na ballon catheter. Kwagura ballon ukoresheje igikoresho cyo guta agaciro kwa ballon, bityo wagura imiyoboro yamaraso cyangwa stent yatewe imbere yubwato. Igikoresho cyo guta umupira wa ballon gishobora gukoreshwa na okiside ya Ethylene, igihe cyo kubaho ni imyaka 3.