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, hypertension, heart failure and percutenous coronary interventions (PCI).

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The FDA panel that is re-evaluating the safety of drug-eluting stents convenes Dec. 7 and 8 at the Hilton Washington DC ...

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The FDA will revisit a device tomorrow that it cleared for U.S. sale three years ago — drug-eluting stents will be the ...

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Recent downplay of the media’s attention to DES-related thrombosis during both the TCT and AHA conferences this fall may ...

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Possis Medical, Inc. has received clearance from the FDA to market its AngioJet Xpeedior catheter to remove blood ...

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Two novel polymer-free drug-eluting stent coating technologies tested in a comparative animal study has concluded with ...

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The stent market will have a distinctly different look after Johnson & Johnson completes its acquisition of Conor ...

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Cordis Corp. has received approval from the FDA to market its PRECISE Nitinol Stent and ANGIOGUARD Emboli Capture guide ...

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The tiny tools of interventional cardiology known as drug-eluting stents (which happen to comprise a gargantuan U.S ...

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The integration of Volcano’s intravascular ultrasound imaging (IVUS) capabilities into GE Healthcare’s Innova all ...

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The AngioJet SpiroflexVG Rheolytic Thrombectomy catheter is the first AngioJet catheter of its size to be offered in a ...

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The Emboshield PRO Embolic Protection System received CE approval and will be launched in Europe.

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The NaviStar ThermoCool Catheter is available for the treatment of adults with specific rapid heartbeats who have ...

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The first third-generation drug-eluting stent is now available to physicians and patients in many markets around the ...

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A Netherlands study comparing two-year outcomes of a series of 708 consecutive diabetic patients (25 percent insulin ...

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Canon Medical Systems is showcasing its newest digital radiography systems at RSNA 2006. The CXDI-50C system features a ...

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