The perfluorocarbon coatings could reduce infections and blood clots in devices made with materials like PTFE, silicone and polyurethane.

Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) ...

Today’s sophisticated catheters have become modern marvels of advanced design and polymer technology. These devices are used to perform an ever-increasing number of the minimally invasive surgeries ...

PARIS, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the European approval and launch of its TREK™ Coronary Dilatation Catheter for the ...

The new catheter technology, developed in the U.K., enables targeted delivery of radio frequency energy to specific points in heart tissue. Kristopher Sturgis Researchers at King's College in London ...

Health Status and Quality of Life in Patients With Early-Stage Hodgkin’s Disease Treated on Southwest Oncology Group Study 9133 Purpose: Multiple studies have demonstrated that catheter-related ...

Optical fibers are very good for conveying data, but generally impractical for transferring useful amounts of power. Nonetheless, a joint team from Royal Philips NV (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and ...

Stanford researchers are investigating new ways to survey electricity in the heart, and are developing cardiac surgical devices that could one day help patients who suffer from a common heart ailment.

Health Status and Quality of Life in Patients With Early-Stage Hodgkin’s Disease Treated on Southwest Oncology Group Study 9133 Purpose: Multiple studies have demonstrated that catheter-related ...