Category: Cardiology
Over 965,000 Angioplasties (PCIs) are Performed Each Year in the United States
Interventional cardiology is primarily applied to the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD, also known as coronary heart disease), which is a specific cardiovascular illness. CAD encompasses myoc... Read More
Teleflex Announces Expanded Indications For Intraosseous Vascular Access System
Teleflex has announced its receival of 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the indications for the use of the Arrow® EZ-IO® Intraosseous Vascular Access Syste... Read More
COVID-19 Causes Significant Drop in Interventional Cardiology Procedure Numbers
Interventional cardiology is a minimally-invasive technique that uses catheters to treat coronary arterial disease, which is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. These procedures a... Read More
FDA Grants Medtronic Breakthrough Device Designation for Transcatheter Valve System
The FDA Breakthrough Devices Program enables manufacturers to streamline the market clearance/approval process for specific medical devices. Medtronic received the breakthrough device designation for ... Read More
Fitbit Used for Early Detection of COVID-19 Symptoms
Currently, the demand for healthcare workers and facilities is extraordinarily high in areas heavily affected by COVID-19. The demand for patient monitoring devices is also high. One of the biggest ch... Read More
Philips Launches Two Portable Biomedical Products In US
Tempus ALS The Tempus ALS is a remote monitor and defibrillator. It is lightweight, at only seven pounds. This device comes equipped with both USB and wireless interfaces, which allow it to provide vi... Read More
New Cardiac Monitor Uses Nanogenerators Powered by Human Body
Researchers at Purdue University have been developing a wearable cardiac monitor that functions by harvesting the energy of the human body. The device uses TENG’s, triboelectric nanogenerators, with... Read More
Abiomed Impella Granted Emergency Use Authorization to Treat COVID-19 Cardiac Symptoms
The FDA has granted Emergency Use Authorization to Abiomed for their left-sided Impella heart pumps. These pumps are used to support patients during heart failure and provide left ventricular unloadin... Read More
