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What has TWO2 taught us about the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers?
Figure 1: The TWO2 study device demonstrating the disposable, inflatable topical oxygen extremity chamber In a win for proponents of topical oxygen therapy, co-principal investigator of the TWO2...
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Remote ischaemic conditioning works “from the inside out” to heal...
Matthew Regulski presenting at SAWC Remote ischaemic conditioning is a “really innovative technology” that can be used as an adjunctive therapy to significantly reduce tissue damage from an interrupted...
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AI-powered remote wound assessment device as effective as bedside...
Wound Viewer device Remote wound assessment undertaken by physicians is as effective through an artificial intelligence (AI) medical device as bedside examination, a new study published in the Journal...
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The American Diabetes Association updates the Standards of Medical Care in...
A person using a glucometer Diabetes Care has published a summary of revisions made to the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021. “The field of diabetes care is rapidly changing as new research,...
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Expert EWMA group highlight need for investment in maternity services research
“Investment in maternity services research is essential for our understanding of the extent of wound-related complications for the postpartum mother and improved clinical pathways for wound...
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Investigators find no evidence of effective healing from a medicinal plant...
Plantago Major A systematic review published in Wound Management and Prevention did not find evidence of the in vivo effectiveness of Plantago major—a medicinal plant that has been used for centuries...
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Risk of severe COVID-19 greater in more socially vulnerable communities in...
Social vulnerability contributes considerably to the probability of hospitalisation among individuals with COVID-19 and diabetes with associated comorbidities. This is the conclusion of a recent...
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First ESVS guidelines on venous thrombosis published
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has produced a clinical practice guidelines document on the management of venous thrombosis—the first guidelines the society have produced on this...
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FDA grants breakthrough device designation to PEDRA Xauron real-time tissue...
Paul Hayes The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Pedra Technology a breakthrough device designation for the periprocedural use of the company’s Pedra Xauron perfusion system in the...
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SVS Foundation’s new initiative to address disparities in vascular health
Significant disparities in healthcare services in the USA result in unnecessary limb loss, stroke, and death. Vascular health professionals are developing new programmes to address these inequities...
View ArticleOral nutritional supplements effective therapeutic option for hard-to-heal...
Specialised oral nutritional supplement can be a therapeutic option for hard-to-heal wounds, conclude Adriano A Mehl (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil) and colleagues in the...
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Antioxidant cocktail loaded into hydrogel “a promising treatment” for healing...
Left to right: Wound healing at 0, seven, and 14 days in the combined vitamin-MTL-loaded hydrogel group José L Soriano (University of Granada, Granada, Spain) and colleagues propose a strategy for the...
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LINC 2021: New data show potential of Limflow system to improve outcomes for...
Peter Schneider presenting at LINC 2021 In a late-breaking trial session at LINC 2021 (The Leipzig Interventional Course, 25–29 January, online), key updates on below-the-knee (BTK) interventions were...
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Use of wearable activity monitors could benefit intermittent claudication...
There is some evidence to indicate that the inclusion of wearable activity monitors in home-based exercise therapy improves walking ability and quality of life in patients with intermittent...
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The CLI Global Society announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia
Journal of Critical Limb Ischaemia The CLI Global Society is launching the first peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on interventional techniques pertaining to critical limb ischemia (CLI). The new...
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Leukomed Sorbact gains NICE approval
Leukomed Sorbact dressing On the 3 February, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Medical Technologies Advisory Committee approved the use of Leukomed Sorbact (Essity) for the...
View ArticleSoundbite announces Health Canada approval for SoundBite crossing system –...
Soundbite Medical Solutions has announced Health Canada approval for the SoundBite Crossing System – Peripheral (SCS-P) with the 0.014” Active Wire (14P). The SCS-P (14P) is intended for the treatment...
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Novel PAD treatment may be more cost-effective than standard care, study reports
FlowOx device and components FlowOx therapy (Otivio) delivered as a single annual dose may be a cost-effective treatment for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a recent study published in PLOS ONE...
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Study suggests Villalta scale may better capture impact of post-thrombotic...
In a comparison of two clinical scales that assess quality of life (QoL) in post-thrombotic syndrome, Angela Lee (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and colleagues conclude that, when a single scale...
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Fluorescence point-of-care imaging detected common bacterial pathogen in...
Fluorescence imaging using the MolecuLight i:X can rapidly detect Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) in common wounds, a new study published in Diagnostics confirms. PA is a common bacterial pathogen in...
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Essity Cutimed Sorbact advanced wound care products receive innovative...
Cutimed Sorbact (from Essity) has received a 2021 Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, the largest member-driven, healthcare performance improvement company in the USA. The contract was...
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High rate of early reocclusion in patients who require recanalisation of...
A new study has found that patients who require recanalisation of a completely occluded venous outflow tract before stenting have a high rate of early reocclusion. Writing in the Journal of Vascular...
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Vetex Medical receives FDA clearance for ReVene thrombectomy catheter
ReVene thrombectomy catheter Vetex Medical has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the ReVene thrombectomy catheter. ReVene uses dual-action technology designed to...
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduces thermal wound complications and length of...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can reduce thermal wound complications, length of stay in hospitals due to thermal burns, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) mRNA gene expression, and ICAM-1...
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MolecuLight i:X platform available to 650 long-term healthcare facilities...
The MolecuLight i:X fluorescence imaging device The MolecuLight i:X platform (from MolecuLight), which uses fluorescence imaging for the point-of-care detection of wounds containing elevated bacterial...
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LimFlow receives Japan PMDA approval for clinical study of minimally-invasive...
LimFlow stent LimFlow announced today that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has approved its Clinical Trial Notification (CTN) for the Japanese cohort of the ongoing...
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Researchers recommend national registries address geographical variation in...
A new review concludes that the implementation of clinical guidelines for the management of patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) varies among countries, from strict adherence to no adherence at...
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Novel antimicrobial nanoparticles show promise in wound healing
In vitro biocompatibility assay. Representative fluorescence microscopy images of human dermal fibroblast cells stained with ethidium homodimer-1 (red colour; dead cells) and calcein-AM (green colour;...
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First human trials for scar-less wound healing cream begin
Researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA; Perth, Australia) have partnered with industry to conduct a world-first study to investigate a new product—a topical cream containing the drug...
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“More robust” studies needed to confirm near infrared spectroscopy as...
“The available data suggest that exercise training improves de-oxygenation and re-oxygenation patterns, as measured with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), in patients with lower extremity arterial...
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Results of two-year study show Zilver Vena Venous Stent is safe and effective
Lawrence “Rusty” Hofmann The results of a two-year study support the continued safety and effectiveness of the Zilver Vena Venous Stent (Cook Medical) in treating symptomatic iliofemoral venous outflow...
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IVUS use in venous procedures improves stent patency
Efthymios Avgerinos and Lillian Tran A recent study on iliac vein stenting showed better short- and mid-term patency rates when intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was utilised prior to stent deployment in...
View ArticleBactiguard introduces wound care in Spain
Bactiguard expands its business in the wound care market by partnering with the Spanish company Farmaban S A. The partnership enables Bactiguard to reach the Spanish market with its full range of...
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Superficial tunnelling technique not associated with patency or amputation in...
The results of a recent investigation have revealed no association between infrainguinal bypass tunnelling technique and primary outcomes in patients with limb ischaemia. “Compared to subfascial...
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CX audience demands urgent action on quicker diagnosis of hurting legs
Clockwise from top left: Roger Greenhalgh (London, UK); Andrew Holden (Auckland, New Zealand); Thomas Zeller (Bad Krozingen, Germany); Jos van den Berg (Lugano, Switzerland); and Barry Katzen (Miami,...
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Real data and experience for below-the-knee bypass back heparin-bonded ePTFE...
Richard Neville presenting at CX 2021 In a Gore-sponsored satellite symposium at the 2021 Charing Cross (CX) Digital Edition (19–22 April, online), Richard Neville (Falls Church, USA) and Walter Dorigo...
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CX audience supports call to change agency recommendations regarding...
Clockwise from top left: Roger Greenhalgh (London, UK); Andrew Holden (Auckland, New Zealand); Gunnar Tepe (Rosenheim, Germany); Thomas Zeller (Bad Krozingen, Germany); Roopa Prabhakar (MHRA, London,...
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Study shows use of temporary intravascular shunts improves early limb salvage...
ID 116817571 © Tridsanu Thopet Dreamstime.com A multicentre retrospective study of the PROOVIT (Prospective observational vascular injury treatment) registry suggests the use of temporary intravascular...
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MolecuLight announces the appointment of 11 global distributors
MolecuLight has appointed 11 specialised global distributors for its i:X fluoresence wound imaging device. The i:X device enables point-of-care fluorescence imaging for the detection of wounds...
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Micro Medical Solutions receives FDA breakthrough device designation for...
Micro Medical Solutions (MMS) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough device designation for its MicroStent vascular stent. This novel technology is...
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MolecuLight announces integration of its i:X fluorescence imaging device with...
MolecuLight has partnered with Tissue Analytics, a Net Health company that provides software for the woundcare industry. The purpose of the partnership is to integrate the MolecuLight platform with Net...
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New tools for CLTI: ISET audience hear what’s on the horizon for these...
Peter Schneider “I am going to give you reasons to be excited about your critical limb practice,” Peter Schneider (University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA) told delegates attending...
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One-year outcomes from PROMISE I US study of LimFlow system published
LimFlow stent LimFlow SA recently announced the publication of 12-month data from the full patient cohort in its PROMISE I study of the LimFlow percutaneous deep vein arterialisation (pDVA) system in...
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MDR comes into effect across EU
The European Union (EU) Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) takes effect from today (26 May 2021). The Regulation revises quality and safety standards and the range of regulated devices and was first...
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FDA clears Koya Medical’s Dayspring compression system for lower extremities
Koya Medical announced today that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its active compression therapy system Dayspring for the treatment of lymphoedema and venous...
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FDA clears Koya Medical’s Dayspring compression system for lower extremities
Koya Medical announced today that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its active compression therapy system Dayspring for the treatment of lymphoedema and venous...
View ArticleLack of access to vascular specialists creates major disparities in...
Speaking on current trends in amputation rates with critical limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) patients, Misty Humphries (Sacramento, USA) tells Vascular News that while Medicare data shows that...
View ArticleTreatment of type I endoleak rests on ensuring chosen device outlives the...
Anna Prent (London, UK) chats to Vascular News at London Aortic Symposium (11–12 October 2018, London, UK), about the need to treat type I endoleaks due to the “high risk of secondary sac perfusion...
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LimFlow System a ‘cost-effective and high-value alternative’ to traditional...
Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialisation (pDVA) with the LimFlow System offers a cost-effective and high-value alternative to traditional therapies or amputation, according to a recent study published...
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PRISTINE registry with Selution SLR sirolimus drug-eluting balloon completes...
MedAlliance has announced completion of patient enrolment in the PRISTINE clinical trial with the Selution SLR 018 drug-eluting balloon (DEB) for the treatment of patients with below-the-knee (BTK)...
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