Performance for the controversial metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement devices continues to create cause for concern, particularly in women, according to this year’s National Joint Registry (NJR) Annual Report.
Clinical Studies/Trials
NJR of England & Wales Confirms Success of DePuy Joint Replacement Products
2011 REPORT OF NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES CONFIRMS SUCCESS OF DEPUY JOINT REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS
Quality of life equivalent between stenting and endarterectomy at one year says CREST study
Carotid stent use “Quality of Life” benefits were reduced to equivalence compared with surgery at the one year time point in a 2500 patient randomized multicentre study.
Pulmonx has announced final results of its Chartis multi-centre study
Definitive data confirms that use of the Pulmonx Chartis® Pulmonary Assessment System to plan Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve (EBV) treatments is the key to successful EBV treatment of emphysema.
BIOTRONIK Announces Completion of Enrollment in the BIOLUX P-I Clinical Study Investigating Drug-eluting Balloon Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease
BIOTRONIK has announced the completion of enrollment in the BIOLUX P-I – a clinical study investigating the use of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) catheter, a promising new approach to treating disease in the more challenging peripheral vascular anatomy.
PREVENT Study Indicates Potential for Reduced Risk of Adverse Clinical Outcomes with Enhanced BIOTRONIK Pacemaker Algorithm
Biotronik PREVENT study indicates lower percent of right ventricular pacing (%VP) correlates with less risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization, mortality and atrial fibrillation (AF)
Covidien Announces First Patient Enrollment in DEFINITIVE(TM) AR Study
Covidien has announced the start of patient enrollment in the ev3 DEFINITIVE(TM) Anti-Restenosis study taking place at Imelda Hospital in Belgium with Dr. Patrick Peeters.
Covidien Announces Patient Enrollment is Complete in Parietex ProGrip(TM) Self-Fixating Mesh Inguinal Hernia Repair Study
Covidien has announced the completion of enrollment of 600 patients in its post-marketing study comparing outcomes of inguinal hernia repair with self-fixating mesh to gold-standard repair technique using sutures