Adhesys Medical, a surgical adhesive company, has received a CE mark for its Mar-Cutis Flix topical skin adhesive for surgical use. The adhesive is a polyurethane-based technology that Chief Scientific Officer Klaus-Dieter Langner said is an innovative alternative to traditional wound closing techniques that features bonding strength, fast

  The U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration has given Surmodics clearance to sell its Telemark .014-inch coronary and peripheral support microcatheter. The 510(k) approval allows Surmodics to start shipping a device designed for use in the treatment of peripheral lesions and complex coronary and peripheral lesions. Telemark brings together

  Patient reported outcomes (PRO) help to assess quality of life (QOL), efficacy and patient safety around the clock, and have become a staple in modern clinical research. However, it can be challenging to set up an electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) platform that is compliant, simple to use, adaptable

  Endovascular navigation startup Centerline Biomedical has successfully completed a fifth preclinical study at Cleveland Clinic facilities to see how its surgical navigation system, the Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS), will perform in the marketplace. The study demonstrated its ability to track IOPS instruments precisely and efficiently with enhanced three-dimensional (3D) visualization and

  By Casi White, RDMS, and James E. White, MD, FACS, PVRI   We have all been there, attempting to get a good ultrasound window with transverse and longitudinal views of the saphenous femoral junction and proximal great saphenous vein while fighting the downward drift of a huge abdominal pannus or

  XableCath’s blunt tip support catheter has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In two clinical investigator-led studies, the device was demonstrated to be a safe, effective, and easy-to-use device, enabling therapeutic options for patients with PAD,” said Johannes Dahm, MD and director of Interventional Cardiology

  A Chinese medical robot named Xiaoyi achieved a passing score of 456 on China’s medical licensing exam in early November. A passing score is 360 out of 600. But 456 is an impressive result considering the robot scored 100 in its first practice run. Xiaoyi (which means “little doctor”)

Market research analysts at Technavio predict that the global inferior vena cava (IVC) filter market will grow steadily during the next four years and post a CAGR of more than 11 percent by 2021. This market research analysis identifies the preference for minimally invasive procedures with improved medical imaging as

California-based ManaMed has launched the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prevention device PlasmaFlow in the United States. The portable, tubeless and digital PlasmaFlow, which comes with multiple pressure functions, helps to prevent the onset of DVT in patients by revitalizing blood flow in the

As some companies have worked to improve drug-eluting stents by making them bioresorbable, some voices in the coronary intervention space have expressed concern over the rates of late stent thrombosis and repeat percutaneous coronary intervention seen with the devices. In a study published in a recent issue of JACC: Cardiovascular