Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is caused by the formation of venous blood clots in the arms and legs. This page includes information on technologies to treat DVT  using catheter based interventions and thrombolysis. 

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March 7, 2011 – Each year between 100,000 and 180,000 Americans die as the result of pulmonary embolism, a ...

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February 7, 2011 – There is a tremendous unmet need for new medical technologies to treat potentially dangerous ...

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July 26, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Lovenox ...

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Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) devices are increasingly being used to remove clots from coronary and ...

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January 7, 2010 – Doctors with Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates (VIVA) report success in treating ...

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November 23, 2009 – Using less lytic drug and offering faster clot dissolution than traditional deep vein ...

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June 25, 2009 – According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the pharmacomechanical thrombectomy procedure (PMT) ...

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September 11, 2008 - The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has certified LUMEDX an ACC-NCDR CARE Registry software ...

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September, 10, 2008 - Members of the Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) and the Office of the Surgeon General will unite to ...

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September 2, 2008 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released new guidelines for how doctors should handle ...

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Atrium Medical Corp.’s ClearWay RX is a therapeutic perfusion catheter indicated for localized delivery of ...

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July 29, 2008 - The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recently published new evidence-based clinical ...

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EKOS Corp. offers the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EkoSonic).


The design includes an advanced control unit with ...

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June 26, 2008 - New evidence-based guidelines address the prevention and management of thrombosis in key patient ...

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May 19, 2008 - Recognizing patient safety remains a major hurdle in the U.S., the National Quality Forum (NQF) ...

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