The new robotic catheter, developed by Prof. Tommaso Ranzani and colleagues at Boston University, is designed to address that issue. Based on an octopus-inspired device previously created by Ranzani, ...

London: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified a recall of Teleflex's inflatable devices that increase blood supply to the heart muscle as "most serious". The devices are used in patients ...

Inflatable catheter is an adaptable gadget with an inflatable at its tip, which might be swelled or collapsed when the catheter is set up to make or extend a way, and it is additionally used to cut ...

When a patient has an arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat), cardiologists will often treat the disorder by inserting two tube-like catheters into the patient's heart. The first catheter is used for ...

The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter allows specialists to diagnose or test for major heart issues without requiring you to undergo major surgery. Usually, it’s a diagnostic tool for people in ...

This pill transforms into an inflatable balloon within your stomach. It is used to help with weight loss as it tricks your stomach into thinking it's full. The capsule is called the "Elipse", and it ...

A new surgical tool covered in stretchable sensors could reduce the time required to map electrical problems in the heart from over an hour to just a few minutes. The tool could be one of the first ...

A suprapubic catheter is a type of urinary catheter. It empties the bladder through an incision in the belly instead of a tube in the urethra. A catheter usually includes a flexible tube that drains ...