The Ellipse ICD from St Jude Medical is a high-energy implantable cardioverter defibrillator designed for use in patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. With size: 30 cc and profile: 12 mm, St...
The Medial Rotation Knee differs from other contemporary knee designs by having a geometry which includes a spherical medical tibial condyle and a more cylindrical lateral femoral condyle....
The Smith and Nephew Endobutton CL BTB fixation system is designed for bone-patellar tendon-bone reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. It comes in a range of sizes from 20 to...
The OnControl Bone Access System from Vidacare is a device for bone marrow aspiration or bone biopsy. The battery powered driver is disposable but is said to last more than one hundred uses. The...
The Novae Dual Mobility Cup from Orthodynamics is designed to reduce the risk of dislocation in patients at high risk including those with a history of dislocation, revision surgery and major...
The Accolade femoral stem from Stryker is an uncemented, proximally coated, collarless femoral component manufactured from Stryker’s proprietary beta titanium alloy, TMZF. TMZF has a modulus...
The Elektra prosthesis is a device for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. The bearing is metal on metal, the device is uncemented and it is indicated for both rheumatoid and...
The Loopmaster Snare from Nuros aids foreign body retrieval by a lateral approach. This is useful when the end of the object cannot be accessed. The snare is placed around the object eg a catheter...
The predecessor to the Celect, it was approved for use in Europe in 1992. It consists of 4 legs, each 44mm in length, and has 12 filter wires in total. It is also made of Conichrome® and has...
This is an updated version of the recovery filter. This nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) filter has a conical shape with 6 legs and 6 filter wires arranged in 2 offset layers. It has elastic...
Actilyse is indicated for thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke and myocardial infarction, although it is widely used in Interventional Radiology for thrombolysis of other vessels. The...
The Mynx Vascular Closure Device is an extravascular sealing device designed to facilitate hemostasis without sutures or implants. The device is available in 5F and 6F/7F sizes and can be deployed...
The SeaDragon Torque Device from Merit Medical is designed to facilitate one-handed manipulation of both hydrophilic and PTFE coated guide wire tips. Removal or repositioning of the device can be...
The Merit Laureate Hydrophilic Guide Wire facilitates the placement of devices during diagnostic and interventional procedures. It is available in both standard and stiff configurations and with...
Researchers from the Hacettepe University, Ankara have demonstrated that using wii-sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is as good as conventional rehabilitation...
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The BMJ continues to demonstrate its interest in metal on metal hip replacements by publishing a study from Costa et al of Warwick University (1). 126 patients thought suitable for hip resurfacing... Read more
