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CLEVELAND, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training, has been granted a US patent for its patient specific simulation product, the PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM) (PRS). This follows a similar patent granted in the United Kingdom and is the first such patent ever granted in the United States. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/529202-a ) The PROcedure Rehearsal Studio is a...
New Adaptor Allows Use with Early Access Arterial Grafts ATLANTA, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading tissue processing and medical device company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for a next generation HeRO (Hemodialysis Reliable Outflow) device. The HeRO device is the only subcutaneous AV access solution clinically proven to maintain long-term access...
PLANO, Texas, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing our commitment to provide best-in-class medical devices for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE), Argon Medical Devices, Inc. takes another step forward with the launch of the Option(TM)ELITE Retrievable Vena Cava Filter. The OptionELITE IVC Filter, designed by Rex Medical, LP, provides the clinician with the same safe and trusted design now enhanced for ease of delivery and retrievability. "Safety and...
Sclerotherapy Versatility and Ease of Use will Attract Physicians from Diverse Backgrounds, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, growth in the United States market for varicose vein treatment devices will be driven largely by strong growth in the sclerotherapy market segment. Although endovenous ablation devices will continue to...
New educational website now online to provide critical information about peripheral artery disease and critical limb ischemia to patients and physicians MURRAY HILL, N.J., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (BPV), a subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of medical device technologies used to assist doctors in performing life-saving peripheral vascular surgical procedures, announced today the launch of the Love Your Limbs(TM)...
Gift supports SIRF's Discovery Campaign to expand minimally invasive medicine FAIRFAX, Va., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation's Discovery campaign will benefit from a $500,000 pledge by new "Futurist" level supporter, medical device manufacturer AngioDynamics. "Initiatives of this kind continue to reinforce opportunities for investment in the specialty's future, with funding that supports grants, research consensus panels,...
Lafayette Regional Vein & Laser Center vein specialist improves access to vein disease care in Honduras Lafayette, IN (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 Dr. Marlin Schul and a team from the Lafayette Regional Vein and Laser Center in Lafayette, IN joined a group of vein specialists for an annual pilgrimage to Honduras to help thousands of patients suffering from vein disease. The mission was part of the Hackett-Hemwall Foundation’s efforts. Established in the 1960’s, the foundation is...
CLEVELAND, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training, has received FDA clearance for its TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair) application [http://simbionix.com/clinical-rehearsal/library-of-modules/tevar ] for PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM) (PRS) [http://simbionix.com/clinical-rehearsal ]. This application joins the family of PRS cleared for marketing applications for...
LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RoundTable Healthcare Partners ("RoundTable"), an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, announced today that its portfolio company, Argon Medical Devices, Inc. ("Argon" or the "Company"), entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Interventional Products Business of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Angiotech"). The Interventional Products Business manufactures and markets...
Circulatory Centers of West Virginia, located in Morgantown, WV has been granted a three-year term of accreditation in Vascular Testing in the areas of Peripheral Venous Testing by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Morgantown, WV (PRWEB) March 24, 2013 Accreditation by the IAC means that Circulatory Centers of West Virginia has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts. The IAC grants accreditation only to those...
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General surgery is a specialty that concentrates on the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and the thyroid gland. This specialty also deals with skin, breast, soft tissue and hernia related diseases. General Surgeons have the opportunity to subspecialize in one or more of the following: Trauma Surgery: Trauma surgery is the specialty that performs invasive procedures for physical injuries in an emergency. This subspecialty holds the...
Aortography is the study of the specific action involving the ejection of blood from the aorta in the heart. Taking an aortogram from the patient could identify if there is a tear in the intimal wall of the aorta. This tear is eventually fatal but can be repaired in some cases. Procedure A catheter is placed in the aorta of the patient, usually through the femoral artery. Once in place a dose of iodine-based dye is injected in order to visualize the flow of blood through the site....
