MDR comes into effect across EU
The European Union (EU) Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) takes effect from today (26 May 2021).
The Regulation revises quality and safety standards and the range...
One-year outcomes from PROMISE I US study of LimFlow system published
LimFlow SA recently announced the publication of 12-month data from the full patient cohort in its PROMISE I study of the LimFlow percutaneous deep...
New tools for CLTI: ISET audience hear what’s on the horizon for these challenging...
“I am going to give you reasons to be excited about your critical limb practice,” Peter Schneider (University of California San Francisco, San Francisco,...
MolecuLight announces integration of its i:X fluorescence imaging device with Net Health’s tissue analytics...
MolecuLight has partnered with Tissue Analytics, a Net Health company that provides software for the woundcare industry. The purpose of the partnership is to integrate...
Micro Medical Solutions receives FDA breakthrough device designation for MicroStent vascular stent
Micro Medical Solutions (MMS) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation for its MicroStent vascular stent....
MolecuLight announces the appointment of 11 global distributors
MolecuLight has appointed 11 specialised global distributors for its i:X fluoresence wound imaging device. The i:X device enables point-of-care fluorescence imaging for the detection...
Study shows use of temporary intravascular shunts improves early limb salvage after extremity vascular...
A multicentre retrospective study of the PROOVIT (Prospective observational vascular injury treatment) registry suggests the use of temporary intravascular shunts (TIVSs) results in lower...
CX audience supports call to change agency recommendations regarding paclitaxel use in peripheral interventions
Addressing representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) directly, Thomas Zeller (Bad Krozingen,...
Real data and experience for below-the-knee bypass back heparin-bonded ePTFE as “the best alternative...
In a Gore-sponsored satellite symposium at the 2021 Charing Cross (CX) Digital Edition (19–22 April, online), Richard Neville (Falls Church, USA) and Walter Dorigo...
CX audience demands urgent action on quicker diagnosis of hurting legs
There is a global crisis, also playing out in developed Western countries, in which too many people are having unnecessary amputations, so losing their...
Superficial tunnelling technique not associated with patency or amputation in patients with limb ischaemia
The results of a recent investigation have revealed no association between infrainguinal bypass tunnelling technique and primary outcomes in patients with limb ischaemia. “Compared...
Bactiguard introduces wound care in Spain
Bactiguard expands its business in the wound care market by partnering with the Spanish company Farmaban S A. The partnership enables Bactiguard to reach...
IVUS use in venous procedures improves stent patency
A recent study on iliac vein stenting showed better short- and mid-term patency rates when intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was utilised prior to stent deployment...
Results of two-year study show Zilver Vena Venous Stent is safe and effective
The results of a two-year study support the continued safety and effectiveness of the Zilver Vena Venous Stent (Cook Medical) in treating symptomatic iliofemoral...
“More robust” studies needed to confirm near infrared spectroscopy as valuable diagnostic tool in...
“The available data suggest that exercise training improves de-oxygenation and re-oxygenation patterns, as measured with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), in patients with lower extremity...
