Venous Therapies
This channel includes news and new technology innovations of Venous Therapies including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and vena cava filters.
News | April 04, 2011
April 4, 2011 – Doctors are encouraged to consider therapies in addition to blood thinners to treat certain patients...
Technology | March 25, 2011
March 25, 2011 – A new, next-generation aspiration catheter has been introduced in the United States. The Fetch 2...
News | March 15, 2011
March 15, 2011 – Argon Medical Devices has entered into a definitive license agreement with Rex Medical, for...
News | March 07, 2011
March 7, 2011 – Each year between 100,000 and 180,000 Americans die as the result of pulmonary embolism, a complication...
News | February 07, 2011
February 7, 2011 – There is a tremendous unmet need for new medical technologies to treat potentially dangerous...
Technology | July 26, 2010
July 26, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Lovenox (enoxaparin...
Feature | EP Lab | July 21, 2010 | Avi Fischer, M.D., FACC, FHRS
Cardiac rhythm device reliability and the approach to managing complications associated with these devices have...
News | July 15, 2010
July 15, 2010 – The first patient has enrolled in the Retrieve 2 U.S. trial, which will evaluate the safety and...
Feature | July 07, 2010 | Dave Fornell
Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) devices are increasingly being used to remove clots from coronary and...
Technology | March 23, 2010
March 23, 2010 – A femoral access delivery system to aid physicians placing inferior vena cava (IVC) filters was...
News | January 07, 2010
January 7, 2010 – Doctors with Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates (VIVA) report success in treating acute...
Technology | November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009 – Using less lytic drug and offering faster clot dissolution than traditional deep vein thrombosis...
News | October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009 – Cook Medical is introducing six new products in parallel to provide better treatment options to...
News | September 22, 2009
September 22, 2009 – Physicians can now navigate even the most tortuous anatomy with greater speed and safety with...
News | July 21, 2009
July 21, 2009 – Total procedures performed in angio labs from 2004 to 2008 grew 20 percent, from 4 million in 2004 to...