Catheters

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

ast End Medical announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the company's SafeCross Transseptal Radiofrequency (RF) Puncture and Steerable Balloon Introducer System. The 3-in-1 system, which includes a steerable introducer sheath with an ultra-visible positioning balloon and radiofrequency (RF) puncture dilator, aims to provide a predictable and safe solution for electrophysiology (EP) and structural heart interventions requiring left atrial access.

News | Cath Lab

FDA Clears SafeCross Transseptal RF Puncture and Steerable Balloon Introducer System

July 13, 2021 — East End Medical announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the company ...

July 14, 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

NC Trek RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter is part of an FDA Class I recall because it may not defalte.

News | Balloon Catheter

Abbott Recalls Two Coronary Balloon Catheters That May Not Deflate

February 24, 2020 — Abbott has voluntarily recalled specific lots of two types of its coronary angioplasty catheters — ...

February 24, 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

News | Catheters

BioCardia Initiates Commercial Release of Avance Steerable Introducer

October 23, 2019 — BioCardia announced the U.S. commercial availability of its Avance Bi-Directional Steerable ...

October 23, 2019

News | Guidewires

FDA Issues Final Guidances on Guidewires, Intravascular Catheters and Delivery Systems

October 11, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two final guidances for the performance testing ...

October 11, 2019

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

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Medtronic Recalls 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheters

October 9, 2019 — Medtronic is recalling the 6 French Sherpa NX Active Guide Catheter due to a risk of the outer ...

October 09, 2019

Technology | Catheters

Cook Medical Launches 2.6 Fr CXI Support Catheter

August 23, 2019 — Cook Medical recently released the second generation of the 2.6 Fr CXI Support Catheter with platinum ...

August 23, 2019

Technology | Thrombectomy Devices

Penumbra Launches Jet 7 Reperfusion Catheter With Xtra Flex Technology in U.S.

July 25, 2019 — Penumbra announced U.S. commercial availability of the Penumbra System’s most advanced technology, the ...

July 25, 2019

News | Vascular Access

Terumo Medical Recalls SoloPath Balloon Expandable TransFemoral System and Re-collapsible Balloon Access System

May 31, 2019 — Terumo Medical Corp. is recalling the SoloPath Balloon Expandable TransFemoral System and Re-Collapsible ...

May 31, 2019