Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Biosensors International

Biosensors International (Booth 1456) is featuring clinical data forits BioMatrix Biolimus A9, its new bioresorbable drug-eluting stentplatform, which is not yet available in the U.S.

Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific (Booth 814) is highlighting various lectures,presentations and analyses of the recently released results of theSYNTAX trial.

CeloNova BioSciences

CeloNova BioSciences (Booth 1408) is debuting the technology behind theCatania coronary stent system, which is only approved in Europe, featuring a NanoThinPolyzene-F surface treatment.

Invatec

Invatec (Booth 1450) is launching U.S. operations for its peripheraltreatments for the coronary, carotid, renal and iliac arteries byshowcasing an array of its coronary and peripheral products, which arenot currently available for purchase in the U.S.

Medtronic

Medtronic (Booth 826) is featuring clinical research updates from itsinternational RESOLUTE trials, designed to assess the safety andefficacy of its Endeavor Resolute drug-eluting stent (DES) system,which is an investigational device in the U.S., but commerciallyavailable in Europe.

OrbusNeich Medical

OrbusNeich Medical (Booth 1011) is highlighting data from clinical trials of its Genous bio-engineered R stent, which is not commercially available in the U.S., to prevent thrombosis and minimize restenosis.

InfraReDx

InfraReDx (Booth 1414) is rolling out its LipiScan imaging system,which uses near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to identify lipidcore-containing plaques of interest in the coronary arteries inpatients undergoing cardiac catheterization.

GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare (Booth 638), in its foray to re-invent interventionalcardiology, is announcing new offerings in its collaboration withBiosense Webster, and new capabilities for its Innova series ofinterventional x-ray equipment.

Around the web

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.