Cath Lab

The catheterization lab channel includes content related to interventional technologies for coronary and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Other cath lab transcatheter device technologies covered on this page included percutaneous treatment for stroke, venous interventions, heart valves, hypertensionheart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

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November 2, 2012 – A clinical trial that compared catheter-based PFO closure using an investigational device found that ...

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November 2, 2012 — Patients who receive a drug-eluting stent (DES) and demonstrate low levels of platelet inhibition are ...

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November 1, 2012 — Medtronic Inc. announced promising data from the Engager European Pivotal Trial for the ...

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November 1, 2012 — It looks as though drug-eluting balloons (DEBs), already widely used in Europe, are set to burst into ...

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November 1, 2012 — Terumo Interventional Systems announced the nationwide availability of its new Pinnacle Precision ...

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November 1, 2012 — InspireMD Inc. announced that its proprietary MGuard embolic protection stent (EPS) was shown to be ...

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October 31, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. received CE mark approval for the Synergy everolimus-eluting platinum ...

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October 30, 2012 — Maquet Cardiovascular received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ...

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October 30, 2012 — W. L. Gore & Associates responded to initial results reported in St. Jude Medical Inc.’s RESPECT ...

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ST. Jude Medical PressureWire FFR Catherter
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October 30, 2012 — Fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided treatment was shown to be cost effective for guiding coronary ...

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DESolve Nx Pivotal Trial Bioresorbable Coronary Stent Elixir Cath Lab
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October 30, 2012 — Elixir Medical Corp. said enrollment is complete in its 120-patient, pivotal clinical trial ...

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October 29, 2012 — Brainlab released Buzz Digital OR, which is designed to aid information integration for the surgical ...

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October 26, 2012 — Covidien announced final 12-month results from its DEFINITIVE LE (Determination of Effectiveness of ...

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October 24, 2012 — Avinger Inc., a medical device manufacturer of multi-functional catheters for crossing CTOs in ...

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October 23, 2012 — The use of stents for arterial blockages in the leg has been associated with high rates of late ...

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