News - Endovascular Today
WEB6 days ago · August 26, 2024—The United States FDA announced a Class I recall for Inari Medical's ClotTriever XL, 30mm, due to reports of patient injury and death from device entrapment and pulmonary emboli. News and information on minimally invasive vascular disease therapies, covering peripheral vascular disease, aneurysms, stroke, hypertension ...
Endovascular Today
WEBTips and Pitfalls of New Endosaccular Aneurysm Technology. A review of currently available intrasaccular devices for wide neck bifurcation aneurysms. News and information on minimally invasive vascular disease therapies, covering peripheral vascular disease, aneurysms, stroke, hypertension, dialysis access, and venous issues.
Iliac Vein Stenting: Best Practices for Patient Safety and Successful ...
WEBFor a chronically occluded vein, stent sizing can be based on known normal diameters of iliac veins: 14 to 16 mm for the CIV, 12 to 14 mm for the external iliac vein (EIV), and 10 to 12 mm for the CFV. 19 The length of stent (s) needed is determined most efficiently by the IVUS catheter, which has radiopaque markers.
US Device Guide - Endovascular Today
WEBThis Device Guide offers a comprehensive listing of the available vascular interventional devices in the United States. The charts include sizes, configurations, and unique characteristics of each product, listed alphabetically by manufacturer name. Our annual Device Guide is updated throughout the year and represents the most current listings.
EVAR Versus the Endoleak - Endovascular Today
WEBIt is the EVAR (and us) versus the endoleak. Despite its early advantage, EVAR is associated with a higher rate of late (8 years) rupture compared with open repair (5.4% vs 1.4%). 1 Some of the key contributors to this failure are endoleaks. The approach to endoleak management has varied over time. Early in the application of EVAR, an ...
CT Venography: Technique and Indications - Endovascular Today
WEBCT Venography: Technique and Indications. A brief summary of how to perform indirect and direct CT venography and when this imaging modality can be helpful in diagnosing venous disease. By Ana Marija Alduk, MD, PhD, and Gerard O'Sullivan, MD. CT venography (CTV) is not a particularly well-validated technique, with most data derived from ...
Shape Memory Polymer Technology - Endovascular Today
WEBExperimental studies on the SMP in various embolic applications proved that the material could be compressed to a size compatible with catheter delivery and then passively actuated within a vessel, achieving up to a 100-fold volume expansion, a large surface-to-volume ratio, and a tortuous flow path. 17-20 In 2009, the researchers formed Shape Memory Medical Inc. to study and market vascular ...
New Coding for Endovascular Stroke Therapy in 2016
WEBThere is a new code (61645) specific for endovascular stroke therapy effective January 1, 2016. This code is inclusive of almost all components of the service, which means that coding these procedures should be more straightforward than in the past. For purposes of coding stroke services, there are three vascular territories: right hemisphere ...
2018 Archive - Endovascular Today
WEBEndovascular Today (ISSN 1551-1944 print and ISSN 2689-792X online) is a publication dedicated to bringing you comprehensive coverage of all the latest technology, techniques, and developments in the endovascular field.
European Device Guide - Endovascular Today
WEBThis Device Guide offers a comprehensive listing of the available vascular interventional devices in the European market. The charts include sizes, configurations, and unique characteristics of each product, listed alphabetically by manufacturer name. Our annual Device Guide is updated throughout the year and represent the most current listings.