The World Conference on Interventional Oncology (WCIO) is developing an online interventional oncology curriculum called IO University. Michael Soulen, immediate past chair of the WCIO, told Interventional News: “One of the gaps in interventional radiology training is in oncology education. If you do an interventional radiology fellowship, you receive very little education in oncology; you learn how to do procedures, but you do not learn about cancer or what the other specialists do. You do not learn to be an effective participant in the oncology scene. The IO University is designed to address these gaps.”
Biotronik has announced the publication of promising clinical results regarding its Pulsar-18 stent platform. Adding to the data collected in the earlier 4EVER1 and PEACE2 trials, the new results published in Clinical Medical Insights: Cardiology further confirm the safety and efficacy of the Pulsar-18 self-expanding nitinol stent, with positive patency results for very challenging cases of femoropopliteal disease.
Non-thermal, non-tumescent technologies to treat varicose veins were shown to have comparable short-term outcomes to those obtained with thermal technologies at the recent Charing Cross Symposium (28 April–1 May, London, UK).
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance recommending the use of Eliquis (apixaban) as an option for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and the prevention of recurrent DVT and PE in adults.
Baxter International has announced it is voluntarily recalling four product codes of its Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch.
A new line of medical devices has the potential to save the lives of millions of haemodialysis patients and billions of dollars’ worth of secondary medical treatments, NuVascular Technologies has announced. The suite of products uses NuVascular’s patented nanotechnology to develop devices such as access grafts and sutures that can be loaded with specific drugs to treat patients afflicted with kidney disease by delivering the drug directly to a precise site for a defined period of time while significantly reducing the risks associated with these types of devices.
Cardinal Health announced on 28 May 2015 that its 1 March 2015 binding offer to acquire Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis business for US$1.944 billion in cash was formally accepted.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer have announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance recommending the use of Eliquis (apixaban) as an option for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and the prevention of recurrent DVT and PE in adults. As part of the 90-day implementation plan, the National Health Service (NHS) now has three months for apixaban to be made available to patients in England and Wales whose doctors believe it is a clinically appropriate treatment for them.
BOSTON, April 15, 2015 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NSPR) ("InspireMD" or the "Company"), a leader in stent embolic protection systems ("EPS"), today announced the completion of its sales restructuring program which began on January 4, 2015. The restructuring was implemented to conserve capital and to align the organization to a new commercial strategy built on third party distribution partners. Reflecting some impact from the transition, as well as the trend towards drug eluting stent use in STEMI patients discussed during our fourth quarter 2014 earnings call last month, total revenues for the first quarter 2015 were approximately $500,000, down sequentially from $850,000 in the fourth quarter 2014.
AngioDynamics has announced a worldwide licensing agreement with privately-held EmboMedics of Minneapolis, USA, which develops injectable and resorbable microspheres. Embolization is the fastest growing segment in interventional radiology, and this newly formed strategic relationship will allow AngioDynamics to leverage the talent and knowledge of its sales team to re-enter the approximately US$150 million addressable global embolic market.
Medtronic has launched the Fortrex over-the-wire (OTW) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheter. Fortrex utilises a high pressure balloon to break up the blockages and open the vessels to help maintain arteriovenous access in the peripheral vascular system.
BTG has announced the treatment of the first patient in Singapore with TheraSphere, a treatment for primary liver cancer and metastatic colorectal cancer, specifically engineered to deliver powerful doses of radiation to the tumour while minimising exposure to normal tissue in a procedure called radioembolization.
A study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR’s) 2015 annual scientific meeting reveals that a new angiographic imaging platform (AlluraClarity, Philips Healthcare) maintains similar procedure time as a current C-arm imaging platform (Allura, Philips), yet with substantially reduced radiation exposure for uterine artery embolization procedures.
Researchers from Stanford University have created a mobile application to allow rapid identification of all inferior vena cava filter types and related complications. This scrollable app can be used to optimise care of patients with inferior vena cava filters, especially those with indwelling filters, they say. The app can run on Apple (iOS) and Google (Android) platforms and is ready for public launch.
A study from Institut Bergoniè (Bordeaux, France), in collaboration with Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Rome, Italy), that set out to compare the duration of targeting and positioning of radiofrequency ablation electrode on lung tumours using two different modalities finds that cone-beam CT is faster than CT.
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