Balloon catheters are in abundant use across the human vasculature. Thus, the January U.S. FDA draft guidance for angioplasty and specialty catheters captured a range of critical devices. However, ...
Cook Medical is recalling a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) catheter due to problems associated with balloons bursting below the rated burst pressure. The US Food and Drug Administration ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cook Medical today further demonstrated its commitment to physician education through the launch of the Ciaglia Blue Dolphin Web site. Accessible through the Cook ...
Cook Medical, the Bloomington maker of medical devices, is recalling 4.1 million catheters after receiving dozens of reports of tips splitting or breaking, requiring surgeons to retrieve them from ...
The recall of all Cook catheters with Beacon Tip technology greatly expands an initial recall from last year. Chris Newmarker Cook Medical announced this week that it is voluntarily recalling all of ...
A minimally invasive treatment termed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), also known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is used to unblock stenosed or blocked coronary ...
Abu Dhabi, UAE — The use of a balloon guide catheter was associated with worse functional outcomes than the use of a conventional guide catheter in stroke patients with large vessel anterior ...