Christopher Lyles, the first American recipient of a seeded tracheal transplant has passed away this week.
Techniques
FDA Issues Guidance On TriVascular Ovation EndoGraft For Patients With Small Access Vessels And Small Aortic Anatomy
After granting approval for TriVascular to sell its Ovation Endograft in USA under Humanitarian Exemption, FDA now issues guidance for consumers.
Deltex CardioQ Oesophageal Doppler Monitoring Endorsed By UK Department Of Health
Deltex Medical Group has announced that Department of Health initiatives will see wider adoption of its CardioQ Oesophageal Doppler Monitoring technology.
Shock Wave Therapy Wound Treatment Works
Can CellSonic make its ESWT offering a world beater in treating troublesome non-healing wounds?
CE Mark For PARADISE™ Ultrasound Transcatheter Renal Denervation System
Initial results of ReCor’s REDUCE First-In-Man clinical study presented at “TRenD 2012” transcatheter renal denervation scientific meeting as company gains CE mark for its PARADISE™ system.
St.Jude Places Stake In The Ground By Supporting Economic Analysis Of FFR In Asia and Australia
St Jude is pretty bullish about FFR measurement as a diagnostic tool in assessing coronary artery disease, based on favourable outcome from previous studies. It’s now supporting a country-specific evaluation of the cost effectiveness of an FFR-guided intervention strategy for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease in Japan, China, India, Korea, and Australia.
Cardiologist Looks In The Mirror Over AF Ablation
Is AF Ablation surgery a way of treating the symptoms of atrial fibrillation or the underlying natural history? Refreshing opinion piece from a US cardiologist.
Distal Aneurysms Are Amenable To Selective Treatment With Flow Diverters
Clinical results from a study on the use of flow diversion in peripheral neurological vessels suggest the therapeutic solution has a place.
Ageing Population, Improved Training And Economic Growth Will Fuel Spinal Nonfusion Technology
Another Millennium Research Group report is released, suggesting spinal nonfusion technologies will grow significantly over the next four years globally.
New Minimally Invasive Hip Retractor For Anterior Hip Replacement Procedures
A new retractor makes MIS anterior hip procedures easier.
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.
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.
Curos® Disinfecting Port Protector Gains Extended Approval From FDA
Ivera Medical Corporation can now claim improved performance including a reduction in disinfection time and an extension of the product’s effective duration of use for its Curos Disinfecting Port Protector.
Interview With Tracheal Graft Lead Clinician
Interview with the team leader behind tracheal transplant case in Stockholm, first reported a few weeks ago.
Second Patient Receives Seeded Synthetic Windpipe
Surgeons at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have implanted a second patient with a synthetic trachea formed from CT scans of the patient’s own anatomy and seeded with his own stem cells.
CE Mark For App To Improve Burns Assessment
Mobihealth News has reported on what may be the first medical app to gain CE Mark approval in the UK.