Cardiology
Cardiology
Cardiology
Near-Infrared Tech for Minimally Invasive Brain Monitoring: Interview with Philippe Dro, CEO of Luciole Medical
Luciole Medical, a medtech company based in Switzerland, has developed near-infrared sensors that can assess levels of tissue oxygenation as well as cerebral blood flow by measuring oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin. The sensors include a...
Cardiology
FDA Approves Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft for Patients with Narrow Iliac Arteries
Medtronic received FDA approval for its Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft, a minimally invasive system for correction of lesions within the descending thoracic aorta, particularly in patients with narrow iliac arteries. The device is...
Cardiology
HeartMate 3 Heart Pump Approved for Patients Not Eligible for Transplant
Abbott's HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device (LVAD) won FDA approval to be used as a destination therapy for advanced heart failure patients who are not eligible for a transplant. Previously, the device has been indicated for patients...
Cardiology
SnapECG: Medgadget Reviews a Basic ECG Tracing Viewer for Your Phone
mhealth’s SnapECG is a medical-grade handheld single-lead electrocardiograph that connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone. It gives a recording of the heart’s electrical pulses, and stores the data to be given to a doctor later. It has...
Cardiology
TSP Crosser for Transseptal Puncture and Left Atrial Navigation Cleared by FDA
Transseptal Solutions, a firm based in Israel, has been given clearance to introduce its flagship TSP Crosser Transseptal Access System in the U.S. The device is used to provide a path and to deliver catheters into the left atrium of the...
Cardiology
Pervasive ECG: Integrating Body Sensors Into Everyday Things (Interview)
Wearable devices with body sensors have been seen by many as a way to get the general public to be better aware of their overall health. It's a nice idea, but it still requires people to remember to wear their devices, to check up on the...
Cardiology
Tiny New Endoscope for Looking Inside Blood Vessels
Cambridge Consultants, a UK firm, and OmniVision, based in California, have developed an impressive intravascular camera. It produces native images at 400 x 400 pixel resolution, considerably better than existing fiber-optic angioscopes, but...
Cardiology
B-Laser, The First 355nm Laser for Peripheral Artery Disease Cleared by FDA
Eximo Medical, based in Israel, won FDA clearance for its B-Laser Atherectomy System that's used to clear out plaque from within narrowed peripheral arteries, including in cases of in-stent restenosis. The laser operates at a 355nm wavelength,...
Cardiology
FDA Clears First App-Only Product for Detecting Atrial Fibrillation
FibriCheck, a Belgian firm, won FDA clearance for its smartphone application that is capable of spotting signs of atrial fibrillation, simply by using the phone's camera. The user places a finger over the camera lens on the back of the phone and...
Cardiology
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