Patients who underwent coronary angioplasty with InspireMD’s MGuard coronary stent exhibited statistically significant improvement in microvascular reperfusion criteria compared with those treated with traditional bare metal stents (BMS).
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Covidien’s Solitaire™FR Revascularisation Device Gets Positive Feedback At Stroke Association Meeting
Covidien’s stent-like clot retrieval device, SOLITAIRE FR, worked well enough in this randomised study to persuade the safety monitoring committee to end the trial early.
New Patch Could Replace Routine Eye Injections
Researchers have developed a new system for delivering drugs to the back of the eye that could offer more effective treatment while sparing patients the excruciating routine of having drugs injected into their eyes by syringe every six to eight weeks.
Scientists Decode Brain Waves So We Can “Hear” Imagined Speech
Scientists at Berkeley have decoded the imagined speech of a patient in what could be a breakthrough in understanding and utilisation of brainwaves in speech impaired patients.
Powering Pacemakers With Heartbeat Vibrations
Obvious innit? Researchers have proposed a technological solution which could provide energy for implantable devices such as pacemakers from the motion of the heart itself.
Crab-like Endoscopic Robot For Excision Of Stomach Cancers
In the ultimate embodiment of biomimetics, Singapore researchers have taken inspiration from a seafood dinner to develop a robot which can isolate and excise the tiniest lesions endoscopically.
Substantial New Sapien Study Data Presented at STS
An expanded patient group in the PARTNER heart valve study suggests a trend towards enhanced survival, reduced symptoms and stroke risk.
Adhesive Sealant Film Prevents CSF Leaks: New Study
UK surgical sealant film company Tissuemed Ltd. has announced the publication of a new clinical paper in World Neurosurgery relating to its self-adhesive dural sealant film products.
Covidien’s CE Marked Revascularisation Device Now Approved for US Trial
Covidien’s Solitaire FR device has been accepted into US stroke trial on an investigational basis. Company financials look strong and sounds bullish about the forthcoming tax levy.
Eucomed Update On Conference Vetting Plans
Eucomed issues statement updating plans to guide conference plans of its members.
DURABILITY II “Long Stent” Study: One Year Data Presented at ISET 2012
Covidien’s Everflex system, designed to treat long vascular lesions with a single stent, is the subject of an extensive clinical study, interim results of which have been released. The stent is already approved for use in Europe.
Technology Fuels Global Medical Training
Global video gaming inspired Boston Children’s Hospital and IBM to develop a cloud-based training module on paediatric critical care.
CoreValve US Trial: Extreme Risk Group Enrollment Complete.
Medtronic gets a little closer to market (in USA) with the announcement that CoreValve’s extreme risk group enrollment is now complete.
Detection of Lesions During Capsule Endoscopy Is Disappointing
AA newly published study indicates that use of capsule endoscopy may yield disappointing rates of lesion detection, regardless of experience.
FDA Allows CE Marked Glue In On “Investigational Device” Basis
Abstract Yet again the CE vs FDA debate is brought into sharp relief with the news that Cohera Medical has … continue reading “FDA Allows CE Marked Glue In On “Investigational Device” Basis”
Sparks Fly At Riata Lead Summit
A sizeable group of clinicians and St Jude representatives have met to discuss the issue of “externalised” Riata implantable defibrillator leads.