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Biotronik launches Oscar multifunctional peripheral catheter
Biotronik has announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and CE mark of its Oscar (One Solution: Cross. Adjust. Restore) multifunctional peripheral catheter. The company notes in a press release that Oscar is intended for percutaneous transluminal interventions…
Five-year ILLUMENATE results confirm safety profile of Philips Stellarex DCB
Royal Philips has announced the final, five-year results of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that show no difference in all-cause mortality between patients treated with the Stellarex drug-coated balloon (DCB) and those treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), the current standard…
‘Inordinate amount’ of vascular surgery’s Medicare payments go to narrow group, study finds
Just 1% of vascular surgeons receive “an inordinate amount” of the total Medicare payments that flow toward the specialty, with disproportionate use of outpatient atherectomy among a small number of providers raising concerns on appropriateness and overutilization, an investigation of…
Ultrasound-guided PTA is a ‘valuable tool’ in vascular access stenosis
Routine ultrasound-guided percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is a feasible treatment for native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction, according to a recent study by Antonio Granata, MD, of “Cannizzaro” Hospital, Catania, Italy. The findings were published online on 25 July in the…