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In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters . In most uses, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube ("soft" catheter), though in some uses, it is a larger, solid ("hard") catheter. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter. A permanently inserted catheter may be referred to as a permcath.

More pleasant method for measuring blood pressure

The consequences of high blood pressure are one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Despite this, according to the World Health Organization WHO, fewer than one in two of those affected measures their blood pressure regularly.

13 Jun 2013

Cordis receives FDA clearance for new ADROIT Guiding Catheter

Cordis Corporation today announced it has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration of its latest innovation in guiding catheters: the ADROITTM 6F Guiding Catheter.

12 Jun 2013

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters.

11 Jun 2013

New minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy offers quicker recuperation time for patients

A new minimally invasive laser-based tool for epilepsy surgery offers a quicker recuperation time for patients than major surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers report. The research is ongoing, but preliminary results were recently presented at the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Jun 2013

NYSE MKT to continue CorMedix's listing

CorMedix Inc. ("CorMedix") (NYSE MKT: CRMD), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of cardiorenal disease, has received a notice from the NYSE MKT that CorMedix made reasonable demonstration of its ability to regain compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide ("Company Guide") by October 20, 2013.

1 Jun 2013

Mayo Clinic research shows that revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

Peripheral arterial disease is a common circulation problem in which reduced blood flow can lead to complications that jeopardize the limbs, possibly even requiring amputation. Procedures known as revascularization have reduced the need for amputations 40 percent over two decades, Mayo Clinic research shows.

1 Jun 2013

ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system receives CE Mark certification

ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc. announced today that the Company has received its European CE Mark certification for the ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system.

1 Jun 2013

Study: Women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than male counterparts

A new study from Columbia University School of Nursing supports a growing body of evidence that women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than their male counterparts.

31 May 2013

Study finds women less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical-site infections than men

A new study from Columbia University School of Nursing supports a growing body of evidence that women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than their male counterparts.

31 May 2013

Endovascular stroke therapy should be limited to use within clinical trials, say physicians

Devices snaked into the brain artery of a patient experiencing a stroke that either snatch and remove the offending clot or pump a dissolving drug into the blockage should primarily be used within a clinical trial setting, say a team of vascular neurologists at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

30 May 2013

Pacira Pharmaceuticals reports results of EXPAREL Phase 2/3 clinical trial for TKA

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced findings from the completed first part of its Phase 2/3 clinical trial assessing the use and administration of EXPAREL (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) as a single-dose injection femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty surgery.

29 May 2013

New equations could shorten hospitalization for patients with uncontrolled pain, say researchers

For patients with uncontrolled pain from terminal cancer, a new approach to calculating initial dosage may allow a quicker start of spinal analgesia-and less time in the hospital, according to a study in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

28 May 2013

CCSC, HHS honor hospitals, health care facilities for preventing HAIs

The Critical Care Societies Collaborative, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announces recipients in the 2013 National Awards Program to Recognize Achievements in Eliminating Health Care-Associated Infections.

24 May 2013

REPRISE II trial: Lotus Valve System meets primary endpoint in severe aortic valve disease patients

Boston Scientific Corporation reports positive results from a pre-specified analysis of the first 60 patients enrolled in the REPRISE II trial evaluating the performance and safety of the Lotus™ Valve System in symptomatic patients with severe aortic valve disease considered at high risk for surgical valve replacement.

23 May 2013

CardioKinetix reports meta-analysis study results of Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device

CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failure, today announced results of a meta-analysis study of the first-of-its-kind catheter-based Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device. Six-month clinical results from 91 U.S. and European patients with ischemic heart failure were presented at the 2013 EuroPCR Conference in Paris by Dr. Martyn Thomas, M.D., chairman of Cardiology at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England.

23 May 2013

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More pleasant method for measuring blood pressure

Cordis receives FDA clearance for new ADROIT Guiding Catheter

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

New minimally invasive surgery for epilepsy offers quicker recuperation time for patients

NYSE MKT to continue CorMedix's listing

Mayo Clinic research shows that revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system receives CE Mark certification

Study: Women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than male counterparts

Study finds women less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical-site infections than men

Endovascular stroke therapy should be limited to use within clinical trials, say physicians

Pacira Pharmaceuticals reports results of EXPAREL Phase 2/3 clinical trial for TKA

New equations could shorten hospitalization for patients with uncontrolled pain, say researchers

CCSC, HHS honor hospitals, health care facilities for preventing HAIs

REPRISE II trial: Lotus Valve System meets primary endpoint in severe aortic valve disease patients

CardioKinetix reports meta-analysis study results of Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device

Hospitals earn nearly nine times more for treating patients who develop CLABSIs, study reports

RyMed's InVision-Plus neutral connector reduces CRBSIs by 33.3% at Johns Hopkins center

Study analyzes potential usefulness of new treatment to reopen clogged arteries

Peripherally inserted central catheters increase risk of dangerous blood clots

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