TriReme Medical, Inc. Receives CE Marking for Glider(TM) PTCA Dilatation Catheter

PLEASANTON, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- TriReme Medical, Inc. (TMI) announced today CE mark approval of its second product, a novel coronary dilatation catheter, designed to improve the treatment of patients with complex coronary disease at or near side branches. The product will be ...

OrbusNeich Receives CE Mark Approval for Sapphire(TM) 1.25MM PTCA Dilatation Catheter

Small-Diameter Balloon Catheter Designed for Pre-Dilatation of Tight, Calcified CTO Lesions That Require Best Crossability HONG KONG, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich today announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the Sapphire(TM) 1.25mm PTCA dilatation catheter. ...

Volcano Highlights Commitment, Market Acceptance of FFR Product Line

...ve for hospitals and payers. FAME confirms the benefits of routine FFR for the multi-vessel patient just as the earlier Deferral versus Performance of ptca in Patients Without Documented ischemia (DEFER) study demonstrated in single-vessel disease, but does so in a larger patient population and in a rando...

PTCA in Medical Technology

JACC Identifies DEFER with 5-year Outcomes as Landmark Trial

...wire/ -- The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has recognized the five-year follow-up results of the DEFER (Deferral Versus Performance of ptca in Patients Without Documented Ischemia) as one of the studies that had the greatest impact on cardiology in 2007, according to an article entitled "H...

PTCA in Medical Products

FX miniRAIL RX PTCA Catheter

Description: Think outside the balloon. The first outside-the-balloon, dual-wire dilatation catheter. The FX miniRAIL RX PTCA Catheter represents an innovative new approach to dilatation. Its unique, dual-wire design concentrates stress along the two wires to create expansion planes at low inflation pressures...
Company:Guidant Corporation

HyperLite LX

Description:...all new, completely re-engineered high performance ptca catheter. The LX denotes one of the LOWEST CROSSING PROFILE ptca products available at .026 with an ultra low tip e...rLite LX is truly the best mechanically engineered ptca catheter ever! Atriums new "Dura-Blend tip t...
Company:Atrium Medical Corporation

VerifyNow System

Description:... GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor class of intravenous antiplatelet agents, has demonstrated benefit in treating patients undergoing coronary interventions (e.g. ptca and stent placement) and acute coronary syndromes. Currently available drugs in this class include ReoPro (Centocor), Integrilin (Millenium Pharmaceut...
Company:Accumetrics

Proxis Embolic Protection System

Description:...y to use. It does not require the attachment or exchange of extra devices for removal of embolic debris. Proxis is compatible with all standard ptca guidewires. Deployment, capture and recovery are quick and simple to perform. Proxis ensures that even the smallest particles of embolic...
Company:Velocimed, Inc.

TELEGUARD Central Station

Features:... one central station Ethernet LAN for 10 extra TELEGUARD Department Work or Monitoring stations Ethernet LAN for 10 extra TELEGUARD Workstations for ptca and CAG Ethernet LAN for TELEGUARD BedView Stations Decentralised monitoring with video slave monitors Remote monitoring with the TELEGUARD Remote ...
Company:GE Healthcare Technologies Danica

PTCA in Medical Dictionary

Coronary artery bypass surgery

..., delivering a constant ... ... heart bypass surgery ( coronary artery bypass graft surgery , CABG) including ... CABG surgery and ptca (angioplasty) compare? Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ... Bypass surgery improves blood flow to the heart with a new route around a se...

Angioplasty

...LASTY : The "gold standard" for treating and ... Overview of the angioplasty procedure for patients ... Coronary angioplasty , sometimes called ptca or PCI , is a catheter-based ... Basic information about Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA), commonly known as Angioplasty ....

PTCA in Biological Technology

FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Apex(TM) PTCA Dilatation Catheter

New design provides more options for treating patients with complex lesions NATICK, Mass., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Apex(TM) PTCA(1) Dilatat...

Volcano Corporation Announces Launch of PrimeWire(TM) Pressure Guidewire and s5-FFR Option for Existing Fleet of s5 IVUS Consoles

...ve for hospitals and payers. FAME confirms the benefits of routine FFR for the multi-vessel patient just as the earlier Deferral versus Performance of ptca in Patients Without Documented ischemia (DEFER) study demonstrated in single-vessel disease, but does so in a larger patient population and in a rando...