Minimally invasive endovascular procedures use catheters that are guided through blood vessels to perform interventions, resulting in an inevitable frictional interaction between the catheter and the ...

Cuban Jessica Rodriguez never knows if she will find the medicines that keep her four-year-old son alive in a country that ...

Intermittent catheterisation (IC) is a commonly recommended procedure for people with incomplete bladder emptying. Frequent complications are urinary tract infection (UTI), urethral trauma and ...

The man passes a thin, usually disposable, catheter tube into the urethra himself at regular intervals to try to keep the scarred area from narrowing down again. It is thought to work by preventing ...

Objective: This review aims to provide a structured classification of the underlying steering mechanisms in steerable catheters and to assess their future challenges. Methods: Existing, patented, and ...

ST. LOUIS, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention, today announced the ...

Cook Medical recalls catheters over fault linked to 3 serious injuries The company began the recall after receiving four field complaints about tip separation before and during use.

The suction catheter should be immediately discarded if it comes into contact with any surfaces, and should not be used to suction the nose or mouth before introduction into the ETT.