IsoFlow catheter device could help target cancer treatments Nov 2, 2009
A woman suffering from a spinal tumor became the first patient ever treated with the IsoFlow, an infusion catheter developed by Goldman s company ... The IsoFlow catheter is unusual in that it allows drugs to be delivered to areas of the body that couldn t previously be treated directly ... His idea was to make a catheter small enough that it could be threaded through a patient s blood vessels and directly into the tumor s feeder vessel. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Gene Therapy Repairs Injured Human Donor Lungs Nov 2, 2009
Both are observing the catheter used to deliver the gene as it progresses inside the trachea towards the lungs. (Credit: Dr. Marcelo Cypel). (Science Daily)
combating vicious vectors of disease Oct 28, 2009
Doctors can then take immediate precautions reviewing procedures, disinfecting equipment and checking for defective catheters ... Some hospitals require each shift nurse to review a checklist for each patient, answering questions such as: Does this patient have a catheter. (Harper's Magazine)
Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms Oct 28, 2009
What happened that night would set Kuo on a three-year mission to design and implement studies to reveal the safety and effectiveness of a new treatment called catheter-directed therapy or catheter-directed thrombolysis for massive blood clots in the lungs ... In fact, the data indicated that the catheter procedure was life-saving in 86 ... "I had been reading about experimental catheter-based treatments to remove these clots from the lungs," Kuo said. (EurekAlert!)
How to mend a broken heart Oct 26, 2009
One uses a unique catheter designed by BioCardia instead of major surgery. Another compares stem cells taken from patients to donor stem cells. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
St. John Medical Center gets go-ahead for angioplasty program Oct 25, 2009
Terry Dusenberry works on the finishing touches Friday of the remodeled catheterization lab at St. John Medical Center ... After years of wrangling for permission from the state to perform angioplasties on heart patients, the Department of Health approved the hospital s request to do the procedure, which involves inserting a balloon into a blocked artery using a catheter ... The goal is to begin doing electives, then once we demonstrate that ability, we can move very rapidly to adopt the same... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Stroke device startup lands National Science Foundation grant Oct 24, 2009
Insera s device, called SHELTER, is small enough to weave through brain vessels on the end of any standard catheter. The umbrella-like device then collects clots, fat deposits or debris on its way out. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
The Panda Can Get Pregnant But I Can't Oct 24, 2009
Once the loaded catheter is nestled where it should be, the doctor does something that makes me realize that medical technology hasnt advanced as far as one might think. He crosses his fingers and tells me to think good thoughts just before he pulls the trigger on the syringe. (Slate)
Lifestyle Changes Remain Important In Fighting Peripheral Arterial Disease Oct 22, 2009
30, 2006) A growing health problem affecting older Americans puts them at higher risk for dying after heart surgery and other interventional procedures, such as heart catheterizations, according to findings ... Vascular surgeons can address peripheral artery disease by dissolving blood-blocking plaque concentrations with a vibrating catheter. (Science Daily)
More treatments mean more options for cancer patients Oct 21, 2009
Temporary flexible plastic catheters are implanted in the breasts. Nine times during five days, the flexible plastic catheters are connected to a high-dose-rate brachytherapy machine for an internal radiation treatment ... The second way to do breast brachytherapy is with a single catheter, which is inserted into the breast, into the cavity where the tumor used to be. (Easton Journal, MA)
Childbirth Is Not Burger King. You Cant Always Have It Your Way. Oct 20, 2009
Prior to my son's cesarean birth, I had a nurse go between my legs, touch my genitals, insert a catheter, and shave me without my consent or knowledge. I was conscious and there was no reason not to tell me. (Slate)
Officer trying to serve warrant shoots dog Oct 18, 2009
Targa was using a breathing tube and catheter Friday afternoon, the Gesfords said. The dog will be held for observation over the weekend and another evaluation of his condition will be made Tuesday, the girls father, Charles Gesford, said. (The Herald-Mail Online)
University Medical Center’s Sarver Heart Center Director of Development Clint McCall, (from left) Dr. Peter Ott and Sarver’s Director of Communication and Public Education Daniel Stolte. McCall and Stolte help set up the lectures. Photo by Ellen Sussman | Special to the Green Valley News Oct 17, 2009
Electrical cardioversion, or shocking the heart back to normal, and a procedure called nodal catheter ablation are other options. Catheter ablation eliminates fast and irregular heart rates ... Ott said AF can be treated with medication, electrical cardioversion or nodal catheter ablation. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Warning over fibroids treatment Oct 17, 2009
THE UAE TECHNIQUE A catheter or thin tube is inserted into the blood vessels in the groin which lead up to the womb A gel is injected This sets and blocks some of the blood vessels supplying the womb Fibroids shrink. Sometimes, because of their number, size and location, they cause heavy period pain or difficulty in getting pregnant and treatment is needed. (BBC News -- UK)
Less Invasive Procedure For Repair Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm May Reduce Short-term Risk Of Death Oct 15, 2009
Endovascular repair, performed through a catheter inserted into an artery, was developed to provide a less invasive method than the standard open procedure, which involves an abdominal incision. But "limited data are available to assess whether endovascular repair of AAA improves short-term outcomes compared with traditional open repair," the authors write. (Science Daily)
Study Compares Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Methods Oct 15, 2009
Endovascular repair is performed through a catheter inserted into an artery. Open repair involves an abdominal incision. (MEDLINEplus)
A mom’s struggle Oct 12, 2009
I have sat in my own feces and sat in my own urine, because my catheter is stopped up or (I m) just having a bowel movement involuntarily, she said. Hiring nurses would cost about 20 an hour. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Alafi, Ramius betting on Stereotaxis Oct 12, 2009
Its Niobe remote magnetic navigation system, for example, enables doctors to pull flexible catheters with magnetic tips through arteries a safer alternative to pushing stiff catheters through ... An irrigated magnetic catheter used with Stereotaxis Niobe system received marketing approval in February. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
SenoRx Announces Revised Court Schedule in Pending Hologic v. SenoRx Litigation Oct 10, 2009
SenoRx (Nasdaq: - ) develops, manufactures and sells minimally invasive medical devices used by breast care specialists for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including its EnCor(R) vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system and Contura(TM) MLB catheter for delivering radiation to the tissue surrounding the lumpectomy cavity following surgery for breast cancer. SenoRx's field sales organization serves over 2,000 breast diagnostic and treatment centers in the United States and Canada. (Primezone Releases)
Georgetown's Keegan Ricker touches hearts, walks for the cure Oct 10, 2009
The OmniPod, introduced four years ago by the Insulet Company, is a small unit that attaches to the back of the arm, leg, or torso, delivering a catheter in 1/200th of a second. It operates around the clock, and the plug only has to be changed every two days. (Georgetown Record, MA)
CSI picks Pearland Oct 10, 2009
PAD System, a minimally invasive catheter for treating peripheral arterial disease. Since receiving regulatory approval two years ago, nearly 600 hospitals across the United States have adopted the system, and more than 15,000 procedures have been performed using the product. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Ruling puts state closer to resuming executions Oct 9, 2009
The new protocol uses an IV catheter into an arm ... The motion was suggested after a September incident in which executioners in Ohio tried unsuccessfully for two hours to insert a catheter into an inmate's veins while the inmate was visibly in pain. (AZCentral -- News)
AP News in Brief Oct 9, 2009
Man, 81, finishes race after borrowing a catheter. Organizers of the Twin Cities Marathon said they won't disqualify an 81-year-old runner who won his age group after using a borrowed catheter ... The aid station had no catheter, but a spectator stepped forward to offer Johncock a catheter he had in his car. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Police Probe HIV Exposure at Fla. Hospital Oct 8, 2009
Officials at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale said earlier this week the hospital discovered that Qui Lan, 59, was reusing catheter tubing and saline bags during cardiac chemical stress tests, potentially exposing 1,851 patients to diseases from January 2004 to early September. Fort Lauderdale police spokesman Sgt. Frank Sousa said Wednesday that investigators are looking for any patients who may have contracted a disease to come forward. (Time.com)
Major improvements made in engineering heart repair patches from stem cells Oct 8, 2009
They forecast that such research would include testing other sources of human cells and developing techniques to create bigger patches for treating larger animals through surgical transplantation or through catheter delivered injections. Lastly, they concluded, researchers would need to test whether tissue patches actually improve physical functioning after implantation in damaged hearts. (EurekAlert!)
ASK DR. H: Essure is a minimally invasive form of birth control Oct 8, 2009
The technique is rather simple: Thin, flexible metal inserts are placed into the fallopian tubes using a catheter. Once these inserts are in place, they induce tissue to grow in and around the micro-insert to form a permanent barrier that will prevent sperm from reaching an egg. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A Simple Way For Older Adults To Assess Arterial Stiffness: Reach For The Toes Oct 8, 2009
Vascular surgeons can address peripheral artery disease by dissolving blood-blocking plaque concentrations with a vibrating catheter. Inserting the. (Science Daily)
Michigan hospital launches gene therapy study for Parkinson's disease Oct 7, 2009
The gene transfer is done through a catheter that is removed shortly after its placement. Participants will be assessed post-treatment at multiple intervals. (EurekAlert!)
Cardio. Systems to open facility in Texas Oct 6, 2009
Cardiovascular Systems (NASDAQ: CSII), based in New Brighton, said the new 46,000-square-foot facility will support the production of the company s Diamondback 360 PAD System, a minimally-invasive catheter for treating arterial disease. Demand for the product has been strong, and the company also will continue to make the catheter at its Minnesota manufacturing facility, which employs 100. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Cardiovascular Systems bound for Pearland Oct 6, 2009
PAD System, a minimally invasive catheter for treating peripheral arterial disease. The Diamondback 360. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Outrage Over ACORN, but Not Abortion Oct 5, 2009
5) The scissors are removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out, causing the skull to collapse. (Townhall.com)
Sterling Heights girl chosen as Team Challenge Honored Hero (47) Oct 5, 2009
Due to the severity of the disease, Nikole missed three weeks of school and couldn't eat for six weeks; she was fed through a peripherally inserted central catheter. In her absence, the school nurse spoke to her class about Crohn's disease and her PICC line. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Hawaii Medical Center may sell its Liliha facility Oct 3, 2009
The company could start soliciting letters of intent for the sale of the hospital and Mother Marianne Wing housing dialysis, laboratory and cardiac catheter services as soon as next month. It would use proceeds to pay down debt owed to St. Francis to about $42 million, while paying another lender, Siemens Financial, $3. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect Oct 1, 2009
The operation involves threading a catheter through the mother's abdomen into the fetus's heart. A balloon at the end of the catheter enlarges the aortic valve that controls blood flow from the left ventricle into the aorta and then into the body, McElhinney explained. (MEDLINEplus)
How would the public option outcompete private enterprise? Sep 30, 2009
He works for his catheter here. TGT CNN is filled with Katy Abram clones with makeup. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
What surgery will look like in the future Sep 26, 2009
While the "da Vinci" system is the most widespread robotic surgery tool, Rustic says the "Sensei Robotic Catheter System" is also starting to be used for electrophysiology procedures on the heart. A new exhibition at London's Royal College of Surgeons called "Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots" has displays ranging from the "da Vinci" system to prototype microbots designed to be swallowed and self-assembled in the human body. (CNN -- Tech)
Update On Aastrom's Cardiovascular Programs to be Presented At Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Annual Meeting by Amit N. Patel, M.D. Sep 23, 2009
Sept. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leading developer of autologous adult stem cell treatments for severe chronic cardiovascular diseases, announced today that Dr. Amit N. Patel, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine and National Principal Investigator of the Company's U.S. Phase II IMPACT-DCM clinical trial, will provide an overview of Aastrom's cardiovascular programs at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics... (Primezone Releases)
New technology helps children with heart defects Sep 23, 2009
What that means is sometimes an interventional cardiologist can repair the heart in a cath lab, threading a catheter up the vessel in the groin or leg area, all the way up to the heart to fix it with a special plug. But other times that is not enough, so the thoracic surgeon needs to open the chest to fix the defect. (WWLTV.com, LA)
New type of sirolimus-eluting stent demonstrates superior results Sep 22, 2009
Results from the RES-ELUTION I Trial on the safety and effectiveness of a new sirolimus-eluting stent in the treatment of coronary artery disease (a single atherosclerotic lesion) in native coronary arteries will be presented at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) ... With IVUS, a tiny catheter is inserted into a coronary vessel where high-frequency sound waves reflect off tissue or vessel... (EurekAlert!)
Two Treatment Innovations Improve Heart Function After Heart Attack Sep 22, 2009
21, 2009) Supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) administered during catheter-based treatments for heart attack can significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal of the American Heart Association ... e. heart attack or chest pain) each year, 361,000 (almost half) have a STEMI. Catheter-based percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a procedure that can effectively open blocked arteries in STEMI patients ... In their... (Science Daily)
Radiologists and engineers develop a modified catheter to reduce contrast material injuries Sep 21, 2009
However researchers have developed a modified catheter that may prevent such events from occurring, according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). The force of the contrast material exiting the end hole of a standard catheter is what is believed to be one of the main causes of patient injury ... For this study, performed at Duke University Medical Center, modified catheters with side holes and slits were developed. (EurekAlert!)
Radiological treatment method spares patients surgery and offers 89 percent cost savings Sep 21, 2009
"Aside from being cost competitive it also makes the treatment option less risky for patients. The procedure does not require general anesthesia and a catheter is inserted into the excess fluid for drainage allowing physicians to avoid working around major organs and vascular structures," said Dr. Palmer. . (EurekAlert!)
Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients' long-term outcomes Sep 21, 2009
"Image-guided pharmacomechanical catheter directed thrombolysis, which until recently has been typically used to treat only the most critical DVT cases, involves the delivery of a clot busting drug through a catheter-mounted device that also "chews" up a clot eliminating it completely and possibly improving a patient's long-term outcome and preventing future occurrences. If this technique is proven to prevent long-term DVT complications and improve patient outcomes, it only makes sense to use... (EurekAlert!)
Mount Sinai first in nation to ablate atrial fibrillation using new visually-guided balloon catheter Sep 19, 2009
Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York became the first in the U.S. to ablate atrial fibrillation using a visually-guided laser balloon catheter ... During a standard AFib ablation procedure, physicians use spot catheters to cauterize heart tissue in a point-by-point manner to encircle these pulmonary veins; this creates a ring of scar tissue to electrically isolate the pulmonary veins, thereby preventing the irregular electrical signals from causing AFib ... The new balloon... (EurekAlert!)
HINGHAM POLICE/FIRE LOG: Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2009 Sep 18, 2009
2:08 a.m. Accord Pond Drive, Caller requests the ambulance, catheter problem. 2:12 a.m. Thaxter St., caller reports a man walking around the flagpole. (Hingham Journal, MA)
ERCP quality outcomes in a community hospital setting compare favorably with academic centers Sep 17, 2009
Technical success was broken down into three categories: cannulation (insertion of a catheter or wire into the preferred bile or pancreas duct), stone removal and drainage. Each physician completed pre-procedure and post-procedure forms that included patient information, physician intent, findings, grade of difficulty, and technical aspects of the procedure. (EurekAlert!)
Comprehensive Cardiac CT Scan May Give Clearer Picture Of Significant Heart Disease Sep 16, 2009
More detailed angiographic images obtained via invasive cardiac catheterization give a better picture of how obstructive a plaque may be, and perfusion studies utilizing technologies such as MRI scans or the nuclear medicine technologies SPECT and PET reveal areas where limited blood flow has damaged the heart muscle, information that can determine whether a patient can be treated with drugs or requires surgical intervention ... The study enrolled 34 cardiac patients who recently had SPECT... (Science Daily)
Oxygen-saturated blood reduces levels of damaged heart tissue following a heart attack Sep 16, 2009
When a large area of the heart is damaged, heart failure is more likely, and catheter-based percutaneous coronary intervention is a procedure that can effectively open blocked arteries in STEMI patients, Dr. Stone said. In the trial, the "supersaturated" oxygen was delivered via catheter directly to the area of the heart muscle affected by the heart attack. (EurekAlert!)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Advances Pixantrone Filing Process in Europe; Submits Pediatric Investigation Plan (PIP) Sep 15, 2009
It also can be administered through a peripheral vein rather than a central implanted catheter as required for other drugs in this class. Pixantrone has been granted fast track status. (PR Newswire)
Medtronic recalls certain catheters Sep 15, 2009
Medtronic recalls catheters due to incompatibility issue - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal ... Medtronic recalls catheters due to incompatibility issue ... Monday recalled a type of catheters that it determined are not compatible with a certain type of pump as the label on the catheter indicates. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
High School Notebook: Canon-Mac senior cleared to play Sep 14, 2009
Hagan, a running back/defensive back and an Ohio State recruit, had a catheter ablation procedure in August and was not sure when, or if, he would be cleared to play. Although he received clearance Friday, Hagan didn't play because doctors suggested he wait until this Friday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Rapid-response Technology from NeuroInterventions, Inc. Aims to Quickly Restore Brain's Blood Flow After a Stroke Sep 14, 2009
"But, even after a patient reaches a hospital, it can take as long as 60 minutes just to introduce a conventional catheter through the femoral artery and steer it to the site, before you can start to deal with the clot." ... Founded in 2007 and based in Pittsburgh, NeuroInterventions is prototyping a family of patent-pending catheters for addressing conditions that include deep vein thrombosis, carotid stenting, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. (PR Newswire)
Dandelion Rubber? Researchers Make Russian Dandelion Suitable For Large-scale Rubber Production Sep 12, 2009
Around 30,000 everyday products contain natural rubber, everything from car tires, catheter tubes, latex gloves to tops for drinks bottles. Car tires, for instance, would not be elastic enough without the incorporation of natural rubber. (Science Daily)
Petoskey cardiologist is first to place newest heart valve in Paraguay patient Sep 12, 2009
The valve is a nickel-titanium device that is inserted through a guide catheter in the groin; it s led up through the body to the chest, and it pops into place in the heart to replace a faulty valve. The current course of treatment is to replace that valve via open heart surgery with a replacement created from a cow s pericardium. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
InfraReDx to Showcase the LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Scientific Meeting Sep 12, 2009
Results of Initial Clinical Experience with a Novel Spectroscopy Catheter that can Identify Lipid-Core Coronary Plaques to be Presented at TCT 2009 ... Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- InfraReDx today announced its preliminary schedule of events at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific meeting, scheduled from Monday, September 21st to Friday, September 25th, in San Francisco, CA. at the Moscone Center ... InfraReDx, Inc.,... (PR Newswire)
Edward Announces New Neurosciences Institute in Partnership With Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Sep 11, 2009
Dr. Jeffrey Miller, medical director of the Edward Neurosciences Institute, explains how the catheter he's holding is threaded into an artery of a patient's leg through the body and into the brain to find and dispose of a clot to stop and even reverse the effects of a stroke ... "In the new biplane lab we can stop a stroke in its tracks and even reverse its effects," says Jeffrey Miller, MD, Medical Director of the Edward Neurosciences Institute, member of the Northwestern Medical Faculty... (PR Newswire)
Diggings: New surgeon locates to Butte Sep 6, 2009
Vascular surgery often involves therapy, minimally invasive catheter procedures and surgery to arteries and veins. He said he is excited about what he sees in the Butte medical community, and for a town its size, the city has exceptional facilities. (Montana Standard, MT)
Priest begins new ministry Sep 5, 2009
"You think you have it together and you're lying there in intensive care and you have a catheter and all sorts of IVs," said Aleksa, who spent more than 100 days in hospitals in Erie and Pittsburgh. "I was lying there and I felt depressed and lousy.". (Erie Times-News, PA)
Quick Treatment for Unsightly Varicose Veins Sep 4, 2009
The procedure is the cutting edge of a treatment that started nearly a decade ago when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the original closure catheter, Adelman said. But, back then, the treatment still required general anesthesia and a much longer session. (ABC News)
Forced Catheterization Used In DUI Case Sep 4, 2009
Police said they obtained a warrant, but Lockard's attorney said his client was shackled to a gurney and had a catheter inserted against his will. "It has to be executed reasonably," said attorney Doug Garner. (KIRO TV, WA)
HCC holds pinning ceremony Sep 4, 2009
Few patients will ever remember how deftly you inserted an IV line or how well you inserted a catheter or how painlessly you gave an injection. What they will remember is if you say you care about them. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
New Castle girls' coach leaves for Class AA Neshannock Sep 4, 2009
" One of those options will be Pitt, which Jones plans to visit in the near future. "I'm still committed to Penn State, but if some other schools still want to recruit me, I'm all right with that," Jones said. In other words, he still might sign with Penn State in February. Then again, he might not. Tired of this story? Well, this is the way it sometimes goes when players make verbal, non-binding commitments to colleges in their junior year. Jones' injury update Jones sustained a broken ankle in... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Medical firm plans new facility in Queensbury Sep 4, 2009
"Queensbury is within the fabled upstate New York region long known as Catheter Valley," Hobbs said in a press release. "Major medical device companies have located their catheter operations there for decades."As a result, the local labor force is well acquainted with the manufacturing requirements Delcath will face as it ramps up to full-scale production of the PHP System," Hobbs added. "And I am personally very excited to be building this business in a region that I know so well. (Albany Times Union)
Device firm Prescient Medical gets European OK for heart shield Sep 1, 2009
On the diagnostic side, the company is developing what it is calling the vPredict optical catheter system, designed to analyze and quantify the chemical composition of soft arterial plaque and assess its vulnerability to rupture or erode. The catheter system was designed by Prescient from technology the company licensed from River Diagnostics of Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
ICU Medical, Inc. Closes Purchase of Hospira's Critical Care Product Line Sep 1, 2009
ICU Medical's devices are designed to protect patients from catheter related bloodstream infections and healthcare workers from exposure to infectious diseases through accidental needle sticks or hazardous drugs. It is also a leader in the production of custom I.V. systems and incorporates proprietary products into many of those custom I.V. systems. (Primezone Releases)
