FDA clears intravascular device billed as ‘world’s smallest camera’ as physicians share new data

Selection of stent images captured with the MicroAngioscope from Vena Medical. Images courtesy of Kan et al. and Stroke.

Selection of stent images captured with the MicroAngioscope from Vena Medical. Images courtesy of Kan et al. and Stroke.

The new device, which provides users with real-time images in full color, is now approved by the FDA to be used in the peripheral vasculature. Meanwhile, first-in-human data published in Stroke explored its potential in the cerebral vasculature. 

Public trust in US health agencies falls under Trump—confidence in AHA still quite high

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President Donald Trump (center), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (right) and other federal officials participate in a Make America Healthy Again event. Image courtesy of The White House. 

The public has more confidence in the American Heart Association than it does in the FDA, CMS or any other federal health agencies.