Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of an embolic protection system that employs an independent modular filter in carotid artery stenting was ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing elective carotid artery stenting (CAS), stroke/death rates are similar with use of proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) and distal filter embolic ...

In patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS) via femoral access, filter protection may be more efficacious in reducing the incidence, number, and size of new ischemic brain lesions than flow ...

The Wirion embolic protection system, used to capture debris or blood clots associated with atherectomy procedures in the lower extremities, has been recalled by Cardiovascular Systems Inc following ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI ®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients ...

Elective carotid artery angioplasty and stenting was initiated in the United States in 1994 by the endovascular interventional team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Carotid stenting was ...

(RTTNews) - Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSII) has initiated a voluntary recall of unused WIRION Embolic Protection Systems due to complaints of filter breakage during retrieval. The company said it ...

One of the main drivers of growth in the US market for embolic protection devices is technological innovation. Technological developments have produced more effective, user-friendly tools that improve ...

Less than a year after debuting its Wirion embolic protection system, Cardiovascular Systems is recalling all of the devices manufactured and distributed between January and November 2021. The Wirion ...

The recall was initiated following reports of 9 device malfunctions. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of unused WIRION ® Embolic Protection systems due to complaints of filter ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients ...

Cardiovascular Systems Inc (CSI) has recalled its Wirion embolic protection device (Wirion) due to complaints that the filter may break during retrieval, according to a notice posted on the US Food ...