With the FDA's approval of Medtronic's Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Ensemble Delivery System (see link), another step has been made toward eliminating traditional surgery — at least that's the idea. The ability to implant a valve via a percutaneous procedure advances the art of less invasive intervention in ways akin to laparoscopic surgery, albeit at [...]
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Posted 27 January 2010
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cardiology § innovation § interventional cardiology § interventional radiology § medtech § minimally invasive § stents § surgery
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Also tagged: cardiology, coronary bypass, endoscopy, interventional cardiology, laparoscopy, medical device, medtech, minimally invasive, minimally invasve, OPCAB. RACAB, open heart, percutaneous, percutaneous coronary intervention
(The global market for coronary stents worldwide is assessed in the MedMarket Diligence report #C245, "Worldwide Market for Drug-Eluting, Bare Metal and Other Coronary Stents, 2008-2017.") The market for coronary stents in Asia and the Pacific region contains both China (early technology adopters) and Japan (with a longer regulatory approval cycle), which generated a combined [...]
