November 2024 Issue - Endovascular Today
Initiatives to Improve Awareness of Aortic Dissection. Advocates with Aortic Hope/Think Aorta, The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, and The Aortic Dissection Collaborative for Patient-Centered Research discuss how they are raising awareness of aortic …
2024 Archive - Endovascular Today
News and information on minimally invasive vascular disease therapies, covering peripheral vascular disease, aneurysms, stroke, hypertension, dialysis access, and venous issues.
Microbot’s Liberty Endovascular Robotic System Submitted for …
December 10, 2024—Microbot Medical Inc. announced that it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the FDA for the Liberty endovascular robotic system.
Treating the Small Saphenous Vein - Endovascular Today
Small saphenous vein (SSV) reflux is an important and often overlooked cause of superficial venous insufficiency. It is present in about one-sixth of patients with superficial venous insufficiency, and its manifestations are often confused with reflux in the great saphenous vein (GSV). The use of ...
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Biotronik’s BIO-OSCAR FIRST Trial Begins Enrollment. December 19, 2024—Biotronik announced the enrollment of the first patients in its BIO-OSCAR FIRST trial, which is designed to confirm the safety and clinical performance of the company’s Oscar peripheral multifunctional catheter for dilation of lesions in the femoral, popliteal, and …
Treating Pulmonary Embolism With the EKOS™ Endovascular …
When imaging confirms the presence of a pulmonary embolism (PE), physicians must determine the best treatment approach for each patient by taking a balanced look at the efficacy and safety of intervention. Several clinical and imaging factors can help determine the best approach in …
September 2024 Supplement - Endovascular Today
The Serranator® PTA Serration Balloon Catheter in Practice. Dr. Bitton-Faiwiszewski shares his experience treating ATK and BTK disease in an underserved patient population, plus provides results of POBA versus Serranator in a case example.
Synchron’s Brain-Computer Interface Evaluated in COMMAND …
October 3, 2024—Synchron recently announced positive results from the COMMAND early feasibility study, which is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Synchron brain computer interface (BCI, called the Stentrode) in six patients over a 12-month period.. The results were presented by the COMMAND study Coprincipal Investigator Elad Levy, MD, at the 2024 Congress of Neurological Surgeons ...
CT Venography: Technique and Indications - Endovascular Today
• Malignancy/limb swelling/lymphedema. Indirect CTV is a general catch-all scan and usually is obviously abnormal or entirely normal. For example, in malignancy, there may be a large lymph node mass clearly causing venous obstruction, or in lymphedema, the scan looks absolutely normal ().• Chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction (cases in which there is a swollen leg).
Contego Medical’s Neuroguard IEP System Approved by FDA for …
October 15, 2024—Contego Medical announced FDA premarket approval of the company’s Neuroguard IEP system. The three-in-one carotid stenting system combines a high-performance stent, an integrated dilation balloon, and integrated filter.