[20] These materials are commonly used in other cardiovascular implants. Figure 1 shows the Clip and delivery system. Surgical repair decreased MR more than MitraClip ®. In 12-month follow-up ...

‘Known Possible Complications’ Abbott’s MitraClip system includes tiny clips implanted in the heart’s mitral valve and the equipment used to implant them. The apparatus features a steering ...

This morning, surgeons at the University of Manchester temporarily placed a thin, Scotch-tape-like implant made of graphene on the patient’s cortex—the outermost layer of the brain.

Recalled heart devices often do not go through clinical testing, a new study found, highlighting growing concerns about the FDA’s medical device approval standards.

A New York man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after receiving an artificial intelligence-powered implant in his brain. A year ago, Keith ...

The Structural Heart team at the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) Heart Institute, under the leadership of ...

The medical and healthcare industry is one of the largest globally, with a steady demand for products and services due to the ...

Breast implants don’t cause breast cancer. They don’t raise your chances of breast cancer, either. But research does show that women with breast implants have a higher chance of anaplastic ...

An electrical implant that sits in the skull and is wired to the brain can detect and treat severe depression, US scientists believe after promising results with a first patient. Sarah ...

Structural heart exposure includes 350 TAVRs per year and more than 50 Mitraclip procedures per year. Robotic cardiothoracic surgery continues to grow rapidly, with more than 200 robotic cases ...

This programme delivers theoretical knowledge and practical clinical experience in the treatment planning, surgical placement, restoration and maintenance of dental implants. The MSc in Dental ...

MitraClip® (Abbott Vascular, CA, USA), a new device for transcatheter mitral valve repair, which gained CE mark approval for use in Europe in 2008, is now approved in the USA for use in patients ...