[PDF] Top 20 Atherectomy devices: technology update

... current atherectomy tech- nologies including: SilverHawk directional atherectomy, where the direction can be adjusted, which is useful for eccentric lesions and is used in peripheral arterial disease; RA, ... See full document

... able to be inserted in a compressed state, minimizing the risk of urethral injury and the associated pain. The radial force exerted by these stents should theoretically prevent stent migration, and the wider lumen should ... See full document

... Abstract: The measurement of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) has been employed in the diagnosis of specific types of airway inflammation, guiding treatment monitoring by predicting and assessing response to anti-inflammatory ... See full document

... Abstract: Heart failure with normal ejection fraction (HeFNEF) accounts for ~50% of heart failure admissions. Its pathophysiology and diagnostic criteria are yet to be defined clearly which may hinder the search for ... See full document

... among devices and can include pres- sure settings, leak, average, 90%–95% pressures and maximum pressures, PS, tidal volumes, minute ventilation, and apnea hypopnea ...Some devices report more detailed data ... See full document

... Over the past decade, we have seen a migration from fiber- optic ureteroscopes to digital systems. As technology contin- ues to improve, it is likely that at some point in the future all ureteroscopes will be ... See full document

... conduit devices, NeuroMatrix™ and Neuroflex™ (Collagen Matrix, ...Both devices, however, were designed to be used in nerve-gap defects shorter than ... See full document

... Abstract: The evolution of minimally invasive surgery has brought forward the appearance of new advances in the course of the most recent couple of years and has introduced energy- based devices. The newest among ... See full document

... is now widely used in cardiac catheterization laboratories and in electrophysiology as an advanced imaging approach, allowing for an accurate percutaneous placement of catheters, closure devices, and prosthetic ... See full document

... The main issue with passive DPIs was the lack of unifor- mity between the inspiratory force among patients with differ- ent age and disease state, as well as variation in the inspiratory force of the same patient. These ... See full document

... laser devices are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for TMR – holmium:yttrium–aluminum–garnet and CO 2 ...two devices differ in regard to energy outputs, wavelengths, ability to synchronize ... See full document

... cannula technology lead to an overall decrease in complication rate, but further allowed a standardized safer technique for surgeons with varying levels of experience to ... See full document

... airway devices (EADs) have revolutionized the field of airway man- ...several devices to the airway market. These airway devices were put to use, many of them with inadequate or no evidence base ... See full document

... Initially, continuous monitoring systems informed the patient about the tendency of their glucose levels, with the goal of correcting hyper- or hypoglycemia. Current devices use SAP + LGS to prevent hypoglycemia ... See full document

... different devices have been developed for changing ...these devices have been implemented in the vascular territory, and embolization is now performed for countless ... See full document

... Vascular Stenosis), a nonrandomized prospective Investi- gational Device Exemption study, enrolled 124 patients (202 lesions) at 17 sites in the United States between Jan- uary 2006 and January 2007; procedural success ... See full document

... the devices surrounding us. To be effective, these devices will need to interact and access each other’s services in order to provide the user with a productive ...for devices to find each other ... See full document

... Rotational atherectomy (RA) is an effective way of mechanically modifying and debulking calcified coronary artery lesions; according to ESC guidelines for revascularization it has a Class 1 recommendation for ... See full document

... Capsulorhexis is very important in terms of the final refractive results of cataract surgery. Until now, the manual technique was the only available method. Therefore, not much was written about the significance of ... See full document

... rotational atherectomy on the correlation be- tween serum inflammatory factors and plaque stability indexes in patients with coronary artery disease ...rotational atherectomy and stent implantation, while ... See full document