Abu Dhabi, UAE — The use of a balloon guide catheter was associated with worse functional outcomes than the use of a conventional guide catheter in stroke patients with large vessel anterior ...

The U.S. FDA announced a class I recall of single-use neurovascular guide catheters made by Medos International Sarl SA of Neuchatel, Switzerland, because of fractures in the device’s distal catheter ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Boston Scientific Corp. late Friday said it is voluntarily recalling certain lots of the Mach 1 guide catheter in the United States. The Natick, Mass.-based maker of ...

The practice of routinely maintaining PIVC access has not only benefits but also risks. It’s due for a mindset shift, with ...

Cardiac arrhythmia accounts for increasing risk for all strokes (15%), heart failure, and mortality. The currently used minimally invasive procedure, i.e. catheter ablation, relies on point-by-point ...

The District of Minnesota recently found a medical device manufacturer did not indirectly infringe a competitor’s patents even though customers allegedly used the defendant’s accused product in an ...

A statewide initiative in Michigan led to sustained improvements in appropriate use of catheters, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. From 2007-2010, researchers ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 85 and in good health despite having had open heart surgery 10 years ago. I have been using a catheter three times a day for two years to drain urine, because my enlarged prostate ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the relationship between pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) use and clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery patients, focusing on ...

MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – A physician at Intermountain Health is leading a national effort to reduce one of the most common types of infections that occur in hospital patients to improve care and ...

New Delhi: Japanese device maker Terumo, has announced the launch of FineCross M3 Coronary Micro-Guide Catheter in India. The newly launched device is equipped with 1.7 Fr tapered distal tip for ...