New devices

Bonus Online Case: A Novel Use of Dio Catheter for Delivery of Rotational Atherectomy Burr in Tortuous Coronary Artery

04/03/2018

Hideto Sangen ;

Yoshiaki Kubota ;

Shuhei Tara ;

Yukichi Tokita ;

Takeshi Yamamoto ;

Hitoshi Takano ;

Kuniya Asai ;

Wataru Shimizu ;

Yusuke Hosokawa ;

Toshinori Ko ;

Keishi Suzuki ;

Erito Furuse ;

The Dio catheter, a thrombus aspiration catheter, has been sometimes used in the “mother-and-child” technique (MCT) to deliver a balloon or stent, or perform intravascular ultrasound in a tortuous coronary artery.4 In this report, we describe...

The Dio catheter, a thrombus...

04/03/2018

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Retrieve to Relieve: Novel Percutaneous Thrombectomy Device in Select Patients With Pulmonary Embolism

04/26/2017

Abiodun Ishola , MD;

Umair S. Ahmad , MD;

Anthony J. Voelkel , MD, MBA;

Scott M. Lilly , MD, PhD;

Raymond Magorien , MD;

We present 2 cases of successful mechanical thrombectomy, one with clinical deterioration after fibrinolysis, and another in the setting of contraindications to fibrinolysis.

We present 2 cases of successful...

04/26/2017

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Meeting Update

Research at VEITHSymposium: Lithoplasty From Shockwave Medical for Treating Heavily Calcified Lower Extremity Occlusive Lesions

01/10/2017

Gunnar Tepe , MD;

The Shockwave Medical Lithoplasty System uses lithotripsy to disrupt both superficial and deep vascular calcium.

The Shockwave Medical...

01/10/2017

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Meeting Update

News: VentureMed Group Announces FDA Approval of FLEX Scoring Catheter

07/09/2016

Flex is a cost-effective alternative to balloon-based scoring with a one-size-fits-all platform technology. The vessel-preparation device provides for effective dynamic linear scoring with a lower propensity for barotrauma or vessel wall...

Flex is a cost-effective...

07/09/2016

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Case Report

Coil Embolization of Large Coronary Artery Aneurysm Using Medtronic Concerto Detachable Coil System

06/07/2016

Farhan Ali , MD, MA, MPH, FSCAI, FACC, RPVI;

D. Paul Stewart , DO;

The optimal therapy for coronary aneurysms is uncertain. In high-risk anatomies unsuitable for stent-assisted coiling, use of the Medtronic Concerto system may be a reasonable therapy.

The optimal therapy for coronary...

06/07/2016

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A Clinician’s Experience in Developing a Practice With the AngioVac System

12/05/2014

John M. Moriarty , MD;

When people have clots within the veins of the legs or within the ileo-femoral arteries, inferior vena cava (IVC), superior vena cava (SVC) and right atrium (RA), these clots can be removed in a few different ways.

When people have clots within...

12/05/2014

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Clinical and Industry News

Vital Connect HealthPatch MD Biosensor Receives FDA Clearance

10/15/2014

The HealthPatch MD, designed to support the treatment of a range of diseases and conditions, is a versatile and comprehensive biosensor solution that may be used by healthcare professionals to provide 24-hour, real-time, unattended monitoring...

The HealthPatch MD, designed to...

10/15/2014

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Anchoring Improved: Introduction of a New Over-the-Wire Support Balloon

09/08/2014

Soundos K. Moualla , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

Sohail Khan , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

A patient is presented with symptomatic right coronary artery (RCA) CTO who failed maximal medical therapy as well as multiple antegrade PCI attempts. Successful RCA CTO intervention was finally achieved using a novel over-the-wire balloon...

A patient is presented with...

09/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Case with Severe and Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis and Severe Calcification: Implantation of a TRINITY Heart Valve Prosthesis — A Novel, Truly Repositionable and Retrievable Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve System

09/02/2014

Christian Hengstenberg , MD;

In the current case, the Trinity heart valve system was implanted in a 74-year-old patient with severe and symptomatic aortic valve stenosis and severe calcification.

In the current case, the Trinity...

09/02/2014

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The Repositionable 3rd-Generation Trinity TAVI System: A Case Report and Interview

09/02/2014

Christian Hengstenberg , MD;

Trinity’s major advance is that the operator can evaluate the positioning and functioning of the valve during the procedure. If you are happy, then fine. If you are not happy, it is very easy to correct the valve position.

Trinity’s major advance is that...

09/02/2014

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