Accessories
CardioHelp
January 16, 2013 3:10 pm | by Maquet Medical Systems | MAQUET Medical Systems USA | Product Releases | CommentsMAQUET MEDICAL SYSTEMS has introduced the CardioHelp, a portable heart-lung support system providing extracorporeal life support to replace or support a patient’s circulation and respiration. The CardioHelp System is designed to be carried by one person and compact enough to be transported anywhere within the hospital or even in a helicopter or vehicle.
LISTED UNDER: Compression ProductsAIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope
September 10, 2012 7:25 am | TYRX, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTYRX’s AIGISRx® Antibacterial Envelope is a polypropylene mesh pouch/sleeve specifically designed to aid in the stabilization of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs), such as pacemakers or defibrillators (ICDs), as well as to help prevent surgical site infections associated with CIEDs.
LISTED UNDER: PacemakersWireless Cardiac Stimulation System
November 14, 2011 8:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsCambridge Consultants, a leading technology design and development firm, today unveiled how it has collaborated with start-up company EBR Systems to develop the world’s first wireless pacing system. With cardiac stimulation leads considered the weak point in pacemaker systems, the Wireless Cardiac Stimulation system (WiCS) uses a leadless electrode to convert mechanical energy, wirelessly transmitted from an ultrasonic pulse generator, into electrical energy which is used to pace the heart as part of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT).
LISTED UNDER: PacemakersSENSATION 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.
LISTED UNDER: Catheter Systems
