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Catheter-directed therapy should be considered a first-line treatment option for massive blood clots in the lungs, according to study of nearly 600 patients in Journal of Vascular and Interventional RadiologyCatheter-directed therapy or catheter-directed thrombolysis"”an interventional radiology treatment that uses targeted image-guided drug delivery with specially designed catheters to dissolve dangerous blood clots in the lungs"”saves lives and should be considered a first-line...
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Amalgamated Capital, a newly formed division of Amalgamated Bank, announced today that it acted as Syndication Agent in the recapitalization of Oklahoma City-based 180 Medical, Inc., a transaction led by Madison Capital Funding LLC. Amalgamated Capital provides senior cash flow debt financing to lower middle market companies for which leading private equity firms and other investors are financial sponsors. 180 Medical is majority-owned by Cortec Group Fund...
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stereotaxis (Nasdaq: STXS) received notice that the Celsius® RMT ThermoCool® catheter has received CE Mark for distribution in the European market. The product is the fifth advanced ablation catheter resulting from the on-going co-development agreement between Stereotaxis and Biosense Webster to design and distribute magnetically enabled catheters for use in the Niobe Magnetic Navigation System (MNS). A pre-market approval (PMA)...
HICKORY, N.C., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The future of urinary catheter care has arrived. ProtekMed has launched the Tru-flo(TM) urinary catheter valve, an innovative and economical alternative to the standard tube and bag system prescribed by most urologists today. This revolutionary technology eliminates the need for a bag and lengthy tubing, enabling patients who require catheters to regain a sense of normalcy and an improved quality of life. Tru-flo allows patients to drain their bladders...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- FlowCardia, Inc., a worldwide leader in the development of endovascular devices for the treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs), today announced the U.S. launch of the Over the Wire (OTW) delivery platform for the CROSSER® 14S and CROSSER® 14P peripheral CTO recanalization catheters. The Over the Wire CROSSER Catheter delivery platform provides interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists with an...
It is common practice to insert totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) in cancer patients beginning a course of chemotherapy to eliminate potential peripheral venous access problems; however, risk factors impacting the survival of TIVADs remain unclear. Further studies are needed to analyze the risk factors for failure of the TIVADs and correlate adverse events with risk factors.A research article published on October 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this...
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Balch Hill Medical, Inc. of Hanover, New Hampshire, today announced the development of its new PrecisionThread IV Catheter System, which is designed to increase the rate of successful IV insertions by over 75%. According to the company, which grew out of the Dartmouth Medical School and Mary Hitchcock Clinic, the PrecisionThread IV Catheter design dramatically reduces the two main causes of IV insertion failure: premature cannula threading and vessel...
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. US Disposable Medical Supplies Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0135788/US-Disposable-Medical-Supplies-Market.html US demand to rise 4.1% annually through 2013 Demand for disposable medical supplies in the US is projected to increase 4.1 percent annually to more than $79 billion in 2013. An increasing volume of health care activity attributable to aging...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in devices for clot removal in ischemic stroke patients, today announced the launch of an expanded family of DAC(TM) neurovascular catheters. The DAC catheters are a first-in-class family of devices used to provide distal access and support in tortuous anatomy commonly encountered in stroke and other neurovascular procedures. The original DAC catheter was launched in August 2008 as a distal access,...
STEWARTVILLE, Minn., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rochester Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: ROCM) today announced that the Company's FemSoft(R) Insert has been approved for inclusion in Part IX of the UK Drug Tariff as a prescription product which is reimbursable. There are no other products listed in the Drug Tariff specifically for managing female stress urinary incontinence, and the Company believes that for many women this will be a very welcome addition that offers a discreet,...
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Intravenous therapy, commonly known as IV therapy, is known as the administration of a liquid substance directly into a vein. It is also known as drip therapy, because most often the liquid is suspended above the IV site by an infusion pump, and runs through a drip chamber, which prevents air from entering the line. IVs are the preferred method of drug administration in hospital settings because they are the fastest known route of getting medication to the body. Intravenous therapy can also...
Interventional radiology (IR) is a special sub-operation under general radiology. It is used to find, diagnose and treat a disease in almost every body system. The process of interventional radiology is very noninvasive to help with the recovery and outcome of the procedure. It utilizes x-rays, CT, ultrasound, MRI, and other modes of imaging in order to direct tools in the body as well as a variety of catheters, narrow tubes, so that incisions can be minimalized. How it is Performed...
