Use of an embolic protection system that employs an independent modular filter in carotid artery stenting was safe and effective in patients at high surgical risk, data from the WISE study suggest.

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing elective carotid artery stenting (CAS), stroke/death rates are similar with use of proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) and distal filter embolic ...

Less than a year after debuting its Wirion embolic protection system, Cardiovascular Systems is recalling all of the devices manufactured and distributed between January and November 2021. The Wirion ...

TAVR is a less invasive cardiac procedure that treats patients with severe aortic stenosis without open heart surgery. While TAVR represents a major advance for patients, it carries a small but ...

WASHINGTON -- An embolic protection device deployed during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) caught plenty of material but without any impact on subclinical or clinical outcomes, the ...

Renal artery stenosis is increasingly diagnosed in patients suffering from hypertension, renal insufficiency and in multivascular diseased patients. PTRA stenting is a treatment option that has a high ...

WASHINGTON — Although a transcatheter embolic protection device was safe, the primary endpoints of the SENTINEL study were not met, according to a presentation at TCT 2016. “Prior exploratory studies ...

Covidien's SpiderFX is the only embolic protection device in the U.S. indicated for use in the lower extremities. (Photo: Business Wire) Embolic protection devices are used to capture and remove ...

The recall was initiated following reports of 9 device malfunctions. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of unused WIRION ® Embolic Protection systems due to complaints of filter ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—While studies have shown a substantial stroke risk with TAVR procedures, a number of new devices may help protect against this risk, and early clinical experience has been ...

DUBLIN, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Embolic Protection Devices Market - Global Outlook and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market is growing ...

The FiberNet Embolic Protection System is a temporary, intravascular, 0.014-inch wire-based filter system that is placed distal to a lesion to be treated by interventional procedures (Figures 1 & 2).