The new stent also has "thin, flexible struts" designed to help physicians more easily navigate the device through difficult parts of the body and make sure it is left in the right spot. Abbott's ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Omnilink Elite ® Vascular Balloon-Expandable Stent System for the ...

NATICK, Mass., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) reports twelve-month clinical endpoint data from the ORION trial, which demonstrated robust safety and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Abbott announced FDA approval of a self-expanding nitinol stent system for the treatment of iliac artery disease ...

Iliac venous outflow obstruction has an important role in the expression of symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency. This anatomic obstruction is frequently overlooked, owing in part to diagnostic ...

Advancing the treatment of peripheral artery disease, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Assurant ® Cobalt Iliac ...

Gore has announced that the Gore Viabahn VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (VBX Stent Graft) has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gore has announced that the Gore ...

According to a retrospective study, iliac vein compression appears to be a promoter of, but not a cause of, iliac deep vein thrombosis. “The clinical significance of this study is that endovascular ...

Background A 66-year-old man presented to hospital with gross hematuria and clots. He had previously undergone surgical repair of a right iliac artery aneurysm with placement of a vascular prosthesis ...

Although the formation of collaterals is classically regarded as a compensatory mechanism to bypass and thus alleviate an obstruction, the mechanism and inducement of collateral formation are unknown.