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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Thoratec has announced it has filed the first two modules of its Pre-Market Approval to market its HeartMate II for ...

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A new cooling pad enters the healthcare market, joining a growing number of cooling systems used to induce hypothermia ...

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Feature | Judy Hostert-Harvey

Having the most up-to-date blood gas readings is critical when dealing with many patients, especially pulmonary and ...

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Case Study

The genesis of the Abaxis Piccolo technology began with NASA, where scientists sought to develop and manufacture a small ...

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Feature | Kim Phelan

Two of the six astronauts from the shuttle mission Atlantis became part of an ongoing cardiovascular study at NASA about ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

It may seem like a simple concept, but the importance of properly controlled patient temperature is still surprising ...

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Technology

For wire support and exchange in complex interventions, the Skyway OTW and RX support catheters are intended to be used ...

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Technology

The Twin-Pass is a two-lumen catheter designed to be used in percutaneous cardiology and radiology procedures, in ...

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Case Study | Kishor N. Vora, MD., Interventional Cardiologist, Owensboro Medical Health System, Owensboro, Kentuc

Targeted Renal Therapy (TRT) with the Benephit CV Infusion System from FlowMedica Inc. is an alternative to ...

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Technology

The Rio aspiration catheter is indicated for use in the removal of thrombus from vessels throughout the body and ...

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Technology

The Frontrunner XP CTO and Outback LTD Re-Entry Catheters facilitate guide wire placement in endovascular procedures to ...

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The Spiroflex VG Catheter provides over twice the clot removing power compared to the 4F XMI and Spiroflex ...

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Feature | Ryan Hiett

For some people, a new life focus is waiting just around the corner.

For Jerry Brody, it was there for 30 years ...

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Technology


One of the products Siemens Medical Systems is showcasing at the Heart Rhythm Society convention, May 17 to 20 in ...

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Technology

A new way to block the abnormal electrical pathways that cause atrial flutter, the IBI Therapy Dual 8 Ablation Catheter ...

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