Latest Implants Stories
Who doesn't like gummy bears? As soft, squishy and delicious as the nickname for cohesive gel silicone implants sounds, Albany, NY Plastic Surgeon, Dr. William F. DeLuca urges patients to be cautious given some of their disadvantages when compared to the current generation of smooth silicone breast implants. Albany, NY (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 It's becoming more important than ever for plastic surgeons to be extra careful with any new cosmetic product. Generally, the naming of...
New ICD device technology is changing the CRM market for a population with heart disease on the rise. Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Heart failure affects over five million people annually in the U.S., and is the most costly cardiovascular illness with upwards of $30 billion spent on managing it each year. According to a new report by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. cardiac rhythm management (CRM),...
Physician Education Event Highlights New Treatment Options for Trigeminal Nerve Repair. Alachua, FL (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 AxoGen, Inc. (OTCBB: AXGN) a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the commercialization of proprietary products and technologies for peripheral nerve reconstruction and regeneration, announced today that it is sponsoring a panel discussion on nerve repair and protection at the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS) 2013 Annual...
-- Products Integrated with BIO Power Added to AK27's Popular Training System -- PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Multiple Energy Technologies, the maker of BIO Power(TM) technology, is pleased to announce a deal with AK27 Enterprises to distribute the company's products in Russia, the first market to get the BIO Power brand outside the U.S. AK27 is owned by Russian hockey star Alexei Kovalev, a veteran NHL star who has played more than 1,300 games and won a Stanley Cup...
Results from REMEDEE Confirm that the COMBO Stent Is Non-Inferior to DES HONG KONG, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich today announced that data from the REMEDEE (Randomized Evaluation of an abluMinal sirolimus coatED bio-Engineered stEnt) study published online in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions demonstrated that the COMBO Dual Therapy Stent met the study's primary endpoint and was found to be effective in controlling neointimal proliferation. Specifically, the COMBO Stent...
Minimally invasive procedure proves better than surgery when angioplasty fails in patients with severely blocked leg arteries Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open, preventing amputation of the leg, suggests research being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. "Peripheral arterial disease (or PAD) is becoming increasingly prevalent due to our aging population and the obesity and diabetes epidemics," said...
NATICK, Mass., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The first patient in the United States has been implanted with the Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) next generation ImageReady(TM) MR Conditional pacing system in the SAMURAI clinical trial. The study is designed to confirm the safety and effectiveness of the system in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment. Pacing systems are designed to treat bradycardia, a condition in which the heart beats too slowly depriving the...
US Surgeons Skeptical of Partial Procedures, While They Remain Popular in Europe, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, sluggish economic growth has hindered the large-joint reconstructive implant market in the United States and Europe. Many patients are either uninsured or lack the job security to take time off from work to undergo...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and SYDNEY, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HeartWare International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTWR, ASX:HIN) has scheduled a conference call to discuss its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, April 29, 2013. The Company plans to release the financial results prior to the conference call. The conference call with management will discuss the Company's financial results, highlights from the first quarter...
Minimally invasive procedure proves better than surgery when angioplasty fails in patients with severely blocked leg arteries NEW ORLEANS, April 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Highlights Drug-eluting stents are highly effective in keeping clogged leg arteries open and in helping to prevent leg amputation, study shows. Many patients with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are poor candidates for surgery. PAD affects 10-15 percent of North Americans age 65 and older...
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The artificial heart, a mechanical heart replacement, is typically used in order to bridge the time to heart transplant or to replace the heart in case a transplant is impossible. Often ventricular assist devices are confused with mechanical hearts because the assist the heart through pumps. They are also different from a cardiopulmonary bypass machine which is an external device used to provide the function of the heart and lungs. CPBs are usually only used for a few hours at a time,...
