Covering stents with hairlike structures called cilia may help keep the implanted medical tubes clean, preventing infection, researchers report April 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To complement its existing line of metal GI stents, Cook Medical has partnered with Taewoong Medical to distribute a selection of stents into the U.S. The new ...

SUNRISE, FL--(Marketwire - Sep 26, 2012) - Bolton Medical announced today that they have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft with Plus ...

Placing wire mesh stents in brain arteries for stroke protection in the first randomized clinical trial, reported widely this week. Safety monitors halted the Wingspan stent trial in April after ...

Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first drug-coated stent ...

TOKYO and SEOUL - (NewMediaWire) - February 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, ...

Local medical device companies, including Boston Scientific Corp., Lumen Biomedical Inc. and ev3 Inc. in Plymouth, Minn. may benefit from a major government-funded study that concludes carotid stents ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. Despite the enormous increase in the use of stents in recent decades, there is ...

Coronary stents, those tiny mesh tubes that prop open blocked blood vessels, have helped millions of people avoid invasive and complicated bypass surgery. But stents cease to be needed after the blood ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q3 Medical Devices Limited (“Q3 Medical”) based in Dublin, Ireland, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Medtronic plc for ARCHIMEDES, the ...

Newly approved medical technology offered at Atrium Health has helped a local man get back on his feet after a stent in his artery was blocked by scar tissue. Stan Ciepcielinski is grateful for time ...

A civil suit involving allegedly unnecessary stent procedures at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD has taken a significant step toward final resolution. Last week 247 former patients agreed to ...