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VAD 911: Process Improvement for First Responders Treating Ventricular Assist Device Patients
This study conducted an assessment of first responders generalized knowledge and self-reported competency regarding VAD use, provided an education course, and tested for improvement immediately after and 1 month postintervention. Two hundred thirty-six first responders participated from communities with known VAD patients. Responses indicated poor knowledge, experience, and competency. Twenty-one percent had seen a manufacturer training video, 26% had attended prior training, and 38% knew who to contact with a VAD emergency. Generalized knowledge of VAD therapy was poor with majority not understanding use of anticoagulatio...
Source: ASAIO Journal - November 1, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Adult Circulatory Support Source Type: research

Nico touts studies using BrainPath to treat hemorrhagic stroke
Nico Corp today released data from 2 recently published studies which utilized its BrainPath Approach to treat hemorrhagic stroke, touting a 95% clot reduction and no mortalities associated with the device. The BrainPath system uses a shunt and specially designed instrumentation to give surgeons access to the subcortical section of the brain. The device won 510(k) clearance from the FDA last June for treating primary and secondary brain tumors, vascular abnormalities, intraventricular tumors or cysts. Data from the studies was published in the journals Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery, the Indianapolis-based c...
Source: Mass Device - June 29, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Neurological Surgical Nico Corp. Source Type: news