Catheter Systems
SENSATION PLUS 8 Fr. IAB Catheter
September 21, 2011 8:54 am | MAQUET Medical Systems USA | Product Releases | CommentsMAQUET Cardiovascular announced that it has received both 510(k) clearance from the FDA and CE mark from the EMEA for its new SENSATION PLUS™ 8 Fr. 50cc intra-aortic balloon catheter (IAB). The new SENATION PLUS is the world’s first 8 Fr. IAB catheter to combine fiber optic signal acquisition with greater hemodynamic support compared to a standard 40cc IAB catheter.
LISTED UNDER: Catheter SystemsTransfer Catheter
April 12, 2010 1:29 pm | Cook Medical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsCook Medical’s Women’s Health division introduces the Guardia™ AccessET Curved Embryo Transfer Catheter, featuring Cook’s patented EchoTip® technology. The catheter’s echogenic band allows the catheter tip to be seen more clearly under ultrasound, which can allow for more accurate embryo placement.
LISTED UNDER: Catheter SystemsCompany Introduces Smaller 7 French Compatible Atherectomy Catheter
October 6, 2009 6:56 am | News | CommentsThe device is now available to treat a larger patient population KIRKLAND, WA––August 10, 2009––Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), today introduced the 7 French compatible version of its peripheral atherectomy catheter.
LISTED UNDER: Catheter SystemsAdvanced Delivery System For IVC Filters
September 28, 2009 6:59 am | Cook Surgical | Product Releases | CommentsThe device’s new design simplifies jugular deployment, minimizes trauma and is compatible with full line of IVC filters. Physicians can now navigate even the most tortuous anatomy with greater speed and safety with the next-generation inferior vena cava (IVC) filter delivery system introduced by Cook Medical at TCT 2009.
LISTED UNDER: Catheter SystemsProtective Disk Proven To Reduce Catheter-Related Infection
May 8, 2009 7:39 am | Ethicon, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Wound Management division of Ethicon, Inc. offers the Biopatch, a protective disk with CHG to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) and local infections. According to the company, it is the only dressing clinically proven for use in skin antisepsis. A study published in JAMA® in 2009 showed use of a chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated sponge (CHGIS) in intravascular catheter dressings reduced rates of catheter-related infections (CRIs), and also showed that changing unsoiled, adherent dressings every seven days rather than three days appears safe.
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