Cardiologist rethinks devices used to prevent stroke in patients with AFib

Approximately 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition that causes an irregular, often too fast, ...
American College of Cardiology

From the Member Sections | Shunt-Related Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy

PH develops when chronic pulmonary vascular stress (e.g., increased pulmonary blood flow or pulmonary pressure, hypoxia, pulmonary vascular obstruction, primary endothelial dysfunction) leads to ...
FierceBiotech

Haemonetics to shell out up to €185M to acquire device maker Vivasure

Haemonetics will shell out up to 185 million euros ($216 million) to acquire Vivasure Medical, a Galway, Ireland-based medtech that makes arterial closure devices. Boston-based Haemonetics, which is ...
MassDevice

Haemonetics acquires Irish vessel closure company Vivasure for $116.4M

A screenshot of a video demonstrating the PerQSeal Elite in use [Image from the Vivasure Medical website] Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE) + announced today that it acquired percutaneous vessel closure device ...
MD&M East

Haemonetics Boosts Vascular Closure Market Presence with Vivasure Acquisition

Haemonetics is shaking up the large-bore closure space market with the acquisition of Vivasure Medical, the developer of the PerQseal Elite. The acquisition includes an upfront cash payment of $116 ...
medtechdive

Haemonetics to acquire Vivasure Medical

Haemonetics will acquire Vivasure Medical, an Ireland-based firm that makes a patch device for percutaneous vessel closure, the companies announced Friday. Haemonetics will pay 100 million euros ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Pyoderma Gangrenosum after Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Nightmare Experience ()

1 Department of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India. 2 Department of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart ...
Frontiers

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure with Concomitant Dual-Device Implantation: A Single-Center Observational Study

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Background Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure (LAAC) is a proven stroke prevention strategy for atrial fibrillation ...
IEEE

A Device for Automatic Punch Biopsy and Simultaneous Wound Closure

Abstract: Punch biopsy is a skin biopsy method that is used to remove a small sample of the epidermis and dermis. The procedure requires a trained dermatologist to excise the sample with a punch ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Bateman, A.H., et al. (2016) Closure of the Annulus Fibrosus of the Intervertebral Disc: Device Feasibility and Porcine Model Evaluation. European Spine Journal, 25, 889-895.

ABSTRACT: Background: Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) is a highly prevalent condition, with over 400 million people estimated to experience symptomatic DDD annually as of 2018 [1]. Its prevalence ...
Frontiers

Case Report: A case of persistent fifth aortic arch associated with stenosis and interrupted aortic arch

Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly, often associated with other defects such as interrupted aortic arch (IAA) or patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). We report ...