From fenestrated grafts, new medical devices and patents, Roy Greenberg, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA, is now also au fait with the Wii and talking about Pokemon, thanks to his children. He told Vascular News all about his fascination with human physiology, imaging, and fish tanks!

[more]

Michael Jacobs, Chairman and Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands, told Vascular News about his foray into the world of vascular surgery, his most memorable case, the advice he always follows, and golf!

[more]

Vascular News talks to John Mannick of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital about entering vascular surgery by the toss of a coin, and winning recognition from the Society of University Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery.

[more]

Vascular News talks to Michel Makaroun, Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

[more]

Gore has announced the first human implants of the next generation Conformable Gore TAG thoracic endoprosthesis in the United States for the treatment of traumatic transection of the thoracic aorta.

[more]

Adapt carotid nitinol stent has thinner struts to deal with tortuousity and has closed cell design to allow in-vessel conformability.

[more]

Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, recently announced that the Aquatrack hydrophilic nitinol guidewire, a high-performance 0.035” guidewire for physicians performing complex percutaneous interventions, has received CE marking. Cordis Corporation has an exclusive worldwide agreement with Argon Medical, the product’s manufacturer, to market and distribute Aquatrack.

[more]

This is the first of four modules covering required preclinical testing for the device. Lombard is planning to submit the next three modules with preclinical testing in the first half of 2010.

[more]