February 22, 2013 — Physicians have new tools for treating coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) after Abbott ...
Guidewires
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for guide wires used in interventional cardiology and interventional radiology. Guidewires are used to navigate vessels to target lesions so larger, less maneuverable treatment devices can be pushed over the wire to rapidly reach the lesion.
October 11, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corporation has begun the U.S. and European launch of its Victory guidewire ...
February 10, 2012 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Merit Medical Systems Inc ...
February 9, 2012 — DSM announced a successful collaboration with medical manufacturer EPflex Feinwerktechnik GmbH to ...
Tiny guide wires are designed to navigate vessels to reach a lesion or vessel segment. Once the tip of the ...
January 31, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a system for accessing and delivering ...
October 13, 2010 – A new guidewire has been launched for use in challenging, small vessel peripheral angioplasty ...
September 28, 2010 – A guiding catheter specifically designed for right radial access to maximize transradial ...
September 21, 2010 - Patent infringement claims by St. Jude Medical Systems against the Volcano Corporation are ...
September 21, 2010 – Two companies announced that they have entered into a distribution agreement in the United ...
September 10, 2010 – With new tax on medical devices beginning in 2013, a guidewire original equipment ...
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are found in about one-third of patients who undergo angiography.(1) ...
May 20, 2010 – A fractional flow reserve (FFR) guide wire gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
April 22, 2010 – Instead of using a conventional spring coil design, a new guidewire uses a micro-cut nitinol ...
The Merit Laureate hydrophilic guide wire is designed for drainage catheter access, dialysis catheter placement ...