The devices, all part of Cook Medical’s Leg Therapy Program targeting the iliac, femoral, popliteal and infrapopliteal vascular systems, included the Approach CTO micro wire guide, the ...

Avalon Laboratories has received 510(k) clearances from the FDA and CE Mark acceptance from the European Union for three new catheter devices used in medical life support systems. The clearances ...

The risk of catheter colonization at the time of catheter removal did not differ significantly between the femoral and jugular groups (incidence of 40.8 vs. 35.7 per 1,000 catheter-days).

Femoral Veins. In children, ... Silastic Groshong, were expected to prevent thrombus formation at the tip by reducing the backflow of blood into the catheter lumen. However, ...

The risk of catheter colonization at the time of catheter removal did not differ significantly between the femoral and jugular groups (incidence of 40.8 vs. 35.7 per 1,000 catheter-days).

Re-entry catheters are effective for advancing the guidewire from the subintimal space and puncturing back into the true lumen. The Outback catheter (Cordis) is advanced over a 0.014” wire.

Coronary stents were first successfully inserted through a femoral catheter and deployed in 1986. The first radial catheterization was performed by Dr. Lucien Campeau in 1989, followed in 1993 by ...