Catheter

This channel includes news and new technology innovations about catheters. Catheters are thin tubes interted into the body to remove fluid, treat diseases or perform surgical procedures.

a team of cardiovascular experts from the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR), part of Main Line Health, used experimental models to discover that a natural product found in plants including safflower holds promise for treating a pair of hereditary sudden cardiac death syndromes

News | Atherectomy Devices

Northeast Scientific Inc. wins 510(k) for Turbo-Elite Laser Atherectomy Catheter reprocessing

July 28, 2022 — Northeast Scientific Inc., pioneers in reprocessing single use peripheral vascular catheters, announced ...

July 28, 2022

Stereotaxis, a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced the CE Mark submission for its MAGiC catheter.

News | Catheter

Stereotaxis Announces CE Mark Submission for Robotically Navigated Magic Ablation Catheter

July 18, 2022 — Stereotaxis, a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular ...

July 19, 2022

According to a new report from Allied Market Research, the global catheters market was valued at $22.7 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $49.5 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 8.1% from 2022 to 2031.

Feature | Catheters | By Allied Market Research

Catheters Market Research Through 2031

According to a new report from Allied Market Research, the global catheters market was valued at $22.7 billion in 2021 ...

June 09, 2022

Dr. Jeff Healey is seen implanting a subcutaneous defibrillator in a patient at the Electrophysiology Lab. Image credit: Owen Thomas, Hamilton Health Sciences.

Feature | Cardiovascular Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

DAIC's Top 10 Most-read Content for May

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

News | Catheter

Teleflex Receives FDA Clearance for Expanded Indication for Specialty Catheter and Coronary Guidewire Use in CTO PCI Procedures

February 25, 2022 – Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced that the U ...

February 25, 2022

Feature | Cath Lab | By Aaron Detate and Lars Thording

The Growing Need for Reprocessing in the Cardiac Cath Lab

In the electrophysiology (EP) lab, hundreds of thousands of used devices are sent to reprocessors every year to get ...

September 14, 2021

Innovative Health Inc. announced several new initiatives to increase savings from single-use device reprocessing in the electrophysiology (EP) lab. #HRS21 #HRS2021 #Heartrhythm21

News | EP Lab

Innovative Health Planning to Add Catheter Reprocessing for Emerging EP Technologies

July 30, 2021 – Innovative Health Inc. announced several new initiatives to increase savings from single-use device ...

July 30, 2021

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company, and Bard) launched the Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath, designed to perform as both a guiding sheath and an introducer sheath, for use in peripheral arterial and venous procedures requiring percutaneous introduction of intravascular devices.

News | Vascular Access

BD Launches of Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath

June 8, 2020 – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) launched the Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath, designed to perform ...

June 08, 2020

News | Cath Lab

Boston Scientific Corporation Recalls Imager II Angiographic Catheters Due to Tip Detachment

April 7, 2020 — Boston Scientific Corp. is recalling its Imager II 5 French angiographic catheters, because there is a ...

April 07, 2020

The high cost of EP mapping and ablation catheters consumes about 60 percent of CMS reimbursement for atrial fibrillation catheter ablation procedures. This has led some hospitals to start reprocessing the catheters to cut costs.

Blog | Cardiovascular Business

Integrating Cath and EP Lab Reprocessing With OM Technology Development

With all eyes on rising healthcare costs, reprocessing of single-use devices has become an increasingly important ...

December 23, 2019

News | Cath Lab

Cook Medical Recalls CrossCath Support Catheters Due to Marker Bands Dislodging

December 18, 2019 — Cook Medical initiated a recall of its CrossCath Support Catheters in November, which the U.S. Food ...

December 18, 2019

A comparison between the EPstar 2F and 6F catheters from Baylis. Electrophysiology catheters. EP lab

News | EP Lab

2-French Electrophysiology Catheter Introduced by Baylis Medical

October 31, 2019 — Baylis Medical announced the first North American use of its EPstar Fixed Electrophysiology Catheters ...

October 31, 2019

$Medtronic is recalling the 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheter due to a risk of the outer material separating from the device resulting in detached fragments that could result in the underlying stainless-steel braid wires being exposed. These fragments could be left inside the patient’s bloodstream, and this or the attempts made to retrieve the fractured pieces, can cause other serious adverse health consequences such as continued blockage of blood vessels, injury to blood vessel walls, development of$