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More than 68,000 stents recalled | Same-day discharge after TAVR | Medtronic & GE Healthcare join forces
Friday, June 3, 2022
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More than 68,000 stents recalled after multiple injuries

Dozens of customers have reported issues with the device’s balloon or catheter hub separating from the delivery system, mostly during off-label use in a patient's blood vessels.

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The Advanta V12 and iCast (bottom image) balloon expandable covered stents were recalled by Atrium/Getinge because the balloons may not deflate quickly when using thicker contrast for endovascular use.
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More than 68,000 stents recalled after multiple injuries

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The Advanta V12 and iCast (bottom image) balloon expandable covered stents were recalled by Atrium/Getinge because the balloons may not deflate quickly when using thicker contrast for endovascular use.
Dozens of customers have reported issues with the device’s balloon or catheter hub separating from the delivery system, mostly during off-label use in a patient's blood vessels.
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Same-day discharge after TAVR is safe for low-risk patients, leads to considerable cost savings

Researchers aimed to shine light on this key topic, tracking data from nearly 200,000 patients. 

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Same-day discharge after TAVR is safe for low-risk patients, leads to considerable cost savings
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Same-day discharge after TAVR is safe for low-risk patients, leads to considerable cost savings

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Same-day discharge after TAVR is safe for low-risk patients, leads to considerable cost savings
Researchers aimed to shine light on this key topic, tracking data from nearly 200,000 patients. 
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Medtronic, GE Healthcare join forces on new-look continuous monitoring solution

The collaboration is aimed at improving patient outcomes after cardiac surgeries and other procedures. 

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Medtronic and GE Healthcare have received FDA clearance and CE mark approval for a new collaboration designed to improve patient monitoring. The combined solution involves the integration of Medtronic’s INVOS regional oximetry and Microstream capnography technologies into GE Healthcare’s CARESCAPE precision monitoring platform.
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Medtronic, GE Healthcare join forces on new-look continuous monitoring solution

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Medtronic and GE Healthcare have received FDA clearance and CE mark approval for a new collaboration designed to improve patient monitoring. The combined solution involves the integration of Medtronic’s INVOS regional oximetry and Microstream capnography technologies into GE Healthcare’s CARESCAPE precision monitoring platform.
The collaboration is aimed at improving patient outcomes after cardiac surgeries and other procedures. 
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Featured Articles

Regulatory Roundup: FDA clears 2 new devices, grants breakthrough designation to advanced AI model

Catch up on several recent FDA announcements, including an update on the agency's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose monitor gains FDA clearance
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Regulatory Roundup: FDA clears 2 new devices, grants breakthrough designation to advanced AI model

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Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 glucose monitor gains FDA clearance
Catch up on several recent FDA announcements, including an update on the agency's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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Mitral annulus calcification more than doubles a patient’s risk of heart valve disease

"For clinicians, suspicion for valve diseases should be increased and evaluations carefully performed for patients with MAC," according to one Mayo Clinic cardiologist.

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Examples of mitral annulus calcification (MAC) visualized using echocardiography. Image from the journal Echocardiography.
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Mitral annulus calcification more than doubles a patient’s risk of heart valve disease

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Examples of mitral annulus calcification (MAC) visualized using echocardiography. Image from the journal Echocardiography.
"For clinicians, suspicion for valve diseases should be increased and evaluations carefully performed for patients with MAC," according to one Mayo Clinic cardiologist.
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In Case You Missed It

Contrast shortage update: GE expects supply to 'progressively recover' soon

Production at the facility in Shanghai is expected to be near 100% starting on June 6.

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Contrast shortage update: GE expects supply to 'progressively recover' soon

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Production at the facility in Shanghai is expected to be near 100% starting on June 6.
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