While the current positive revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice has been made possible by the ...
Balloon Catheter
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for angioplasty balloon catheters (PTA). These are used in arteries with atherosclerotic lesions to compress the plaque expand the artery lumen to reopen occluded or heavily stenosed atherosclerotic lesions. Balloons are often used in combination with a stent to prop the treated vessel segment open. In addition to plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA), this section includes news about drug-coated balloon (DCB), valvuloplasty balloons and specialty cutting balloon.
April 28, 2023 — Medtronic today shared additional 36-month data from the IN.PACT AV Access Study, as well as 48-month ...
April 28, 2023
January 19, 2023 — Shockwave Medical, Inc., a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat ...
January 19, 2023
January 11, 2023 — In recent years, transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) treatment and technology has evolved ...
January 11, 2023
January 2, 2023 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Stellarex 0.035” OTW Drug-coated ...
January 02, 2023
November 10, 2022 — A national study led by UBC researchers at the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation is shedding ...
November 10, 2022
July 21, 2022 — Robocath, a company that designs, develops and commercializes innovative robotic platforms for the ...
July 22, 2022
June 2, 2022 — According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Atrium Medical Corporation is recalling the iCa ...
June 02, 2022
Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of cardiology during the month of May ...
June 01, 2022
May 27, 2022 — Medtronic today announced approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the IN.PACT 018 ...
May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022 — The SELUTION SLR (Sustained Limus Release) is a novel sirolimus-eluting balloon that provides a ...
May 27, 2022
May 16, 2022 — Boston Scientific announced that Peter M. “Pete” Nicholas, co-founder and former CEO of Boston Scientific ...
May 16, 2022
May 13, 2022 — The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center has been designated the only ...
May 13, 2022
March 31, 2022 — In accordance with its commitment to patient safety, Medtronic recently voluntarily recalled a subset ...
March 31, 2022
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional ...
February 25, 2022