A large-scale analysis of the use of Philips’ intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in lower extremity peripheral vascular interventions adds “meaningful data” to a growing pool of evidence advocating the continued use of the imaging methodology, Eric A Secemsky (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA) tells Vascular News. The focus now, he […]
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Soundbite Medical Solutions has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent to a device for delivering high amplitude broadband mechanical pulses to treat a lesion present in a blood vessel. The device includes a catheter body, an inflatable balloon and at least one mechanical waveguide connected to a source of […]
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November 30, 2021—Artio Medical, Inc. announced that full results from its first-in-human (FIH) clinical study of the Amplifi vein dilation system were presented by Surendra Shenoy, MD, at the 2021 VEITHsymposium held November 16-20 in Orlando, F…
November 26, 2021—Teleflex Incorporated announced a worldwide recall of the 7-F Arrow-Trerotola over-the-wire (OTW) percutaneous thrombolytic device (PTD) kit. Devices manufactured from October 2019 through July 2021 are subject to the recall.
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Canon Medical Systems is introducing an all-new size for its high-definition flat panel detector for vascular and interventional radiology (IR) procedures, a press release from the company reports. Canon Medical claims that the 12”×16” high-definition detector provides more than twice the spatial resolution of conventional flat panel detectors, helping clinicians see fine details in complex interventional procedures. The new 12”×16” detector joins the existing 12”×12” high-definition detector to provide […]
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June 23, 2021—RapidPulse, Inc. announced the closing of a $15 million Series A financing that the company plans to use to advance its RapidPulse cyclic aspiration system through expanded clinical evaluation and build out its platform of proprieta…
June 23, 2021—Penumbra, Inc. announced FDA 510(k) clearance and commercial availability of the Red 62 reperfusion catheter, an addition to the Penumbra system for mechanical thrombectomy.
According to the company, Red 62 is designed to navigat…
June 21, 2021—Sensome announced that it has been granted a Breakthrough Device designation by FDA for its Clotild smart guidewire system, which is designed to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the treatment of ischemic stroke patients.
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On 19 March, the first patient was included in the BeGraft fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) study investigating the Bentley BeGraft peripheral balloon expandable covered stent in complex aortic aneurysms. The patient was referred for FEVAR with a 6cm juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, explained the coordinating investigator and study lead, Eric Verhoeven (General Hospital Nuremberg, […]
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