This latest covered balloon expandable stent from Gore is an interesting design with independent stainless steel rings said to make it more flexible. The semi compliant balloon allows variation in stent size with inflation pressure. Balloon mounting will of course allow accurate placement....

GraftJacket is an immunologically inert acellular scaffold consisting of collagen and extracellular protein matrices containing elastin, collagen, proteoglycans and vascular channels. GraftJacket is derived from cadaveric human dermal tissue from which the cellular components have been...

The GPS III from Biomet is a platelet concentrating device for use in a number of musculoskeletal applications including non-union and bone defects, total joint replacement, shoulder decompression and tendonosis. The system includes a floating buoy which increases the efficiency of platelet...

This filter is available in stainless steel or titanium variations. It is designed to reduce the tilting problems identified with the Titanium Greenfield model by using over-the-wire insertion. It also uses an alternating hook arrangement that has been shown to reduce tilt and migration. One...

GRIP TM is a unique innovative high pressure NC balloon that has rows of focal knobs positioned across the the body of the balloon. The Focal knobs act as pressure points to treat difficult to crack plaque at the same time helping the balloon to grip, reducing the risk of slippage.  ...

The GT wire from Terumo is a micro guidewire with hydrophilic coating and a variety of different shaped ends. 45/90 degrees, J tipped, and double angled 90 plus 150 degrees. The wire is nitinol with a hydrophilic coating and a distal gold coil at the tip to aid visibility.

This valve is design for haemostasis with multiple devices through the valve leaflets and can take very high pressures. We have used the valve during carotid stenting procedures and off label to provide a water tight seal for irrigation when using high pressure bags with a flexible ureteroscope....

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 similar insertion requirements to the Celect. No limit on the retrieval window has been set.  ...

The GuideLiner catheter is a unique coaxial “mother and child” guide extension with rapid exchange convenience for deep seating, added back-up support and coaxial alignment during coronary or peripheral interventions. The GuideLiner’s highly flexible rapid exchange guide...

This is a high quality type 2R or ASTM level 3 mask. They are comfortable to wear and include a thin plastic eye shield. You can wear your normal corrective glasses at the same time.

This is a comfortable type 2 surgical mask. It is less fluid repellent than their type 2R mask. It fits well around your nose and has tie straps.

The Balt Harpon is very similar to the Boston scientific T fastener that is now no longer available in Europe. It essentially consists of a hollow needle with the T bar and thread. The T fastener is held in place by crimping the aluminium tube on the thread on top of the plastic disc and sponge....

The HEALIX 3.4mm suture anchor is a small suture anchor for rotator cuff repair. The device comes in Biocryl Rapide and PEEK options, and is loaded with an ORTHOCORD high strength suture.

According to the manufacturer, there is a small implantable centrifugal blood pump at the core of the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System. The pump is designed to draw blood from the left ventricle and propel it through an outflow graft connected to the patient's ascending aorta. ...

The HeliFX Aortic Securement System is designed for use in patients whose endovascular grafts have migrated away from the implant site, have developed endoleaks or are at risk of developing these complications. The device provides fixation and augment sealing between endovascular...

The HemiCAP Toe Resurfacing System from Arthrosurface is a hemiarthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ). It comprises a cobalt-chrome (Co-Cr-Mo) articular resurfacing component and a titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) cancellous taper post component, which are mated via a...

A portable, rapid and accurate method of measuring haemoglobin at the bedside. The device is particularly useful in acute clinical situations and as a guide for blood transfusion requirements. It is easy to use following training.

 Hemosep The Hemosep system salvages blood loss during surgery and recycles it so that it can be transfused back to the patient. Hemosep is unique. By returning all cell species, including platelets and red blood cells back to the patient, it reduces post-operative bleeding and...

According to the manufacturer, the device is a durable and steerable 0.014” wire designed specifically for peripheral interventions.  The device design features a s hapeable and ultra-durable nitinol tip.       

The Jengu stent from HIlzo is similar to the covered ureteric stents. Its PTFE covered on both siides of the nitinol mesh and has a string to aid percutaneous removal. It's available in 8 and 10mm diameters and 6,8, and 10cm lengths. There is a 50cm delivery system for a percutaneous...

Hilzo range of GI stents Handwoven cellular construction nitinol Optimal blend of coverage, flexibility, and radial force Percutaneous and TTS delivery available    Biliary Stents Uncovered straight  Moving Cell Stent Covered type   Esophageal Stents...

The Hilzo stent is a fully covered PTFE/nitinol stent for use in the ureter. The inner PTFE covering prevents tumour ingrowth and the outer spiral of PTFE helps to prevent stent migration. We feel it will be much less prone to migration than the Allium stent. The stent is licenced to be...

The Hinge Paediatric Plating System from Pega Medical is designed to guide growth and deformity correction when placed either side of the growth plate. The rationale behind the hinge is to avoid the risk of implant failure as growth occurs.

The Hintermann Distractor is a device used primarily in foot and ankle surgery for bone distraction and as an alternative to laminar spreaders. The device is lockable and applies distraction across two k-wires placed, for example on either side of a joint. The paper by Sarker et al describes...

Hiryu is a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) dilation catheter used for angina and other treatment. According to the manufacturer, it has high pressure resistance (to enable the widening of hardened blood vessels) and capability in reaching peripheral blood vessels.

N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) can be used as a liquid embolic agent when mixed with Lipiodol to make it radio opaque. The ratio affects the polymerisation time. The more lipiodol then the slower the time to solidify and the deeper the vascular penetration generally.  

The HiWire hydrophilic guide wire from Cook Medical facilitates the placement of devices during diagnostic and interventional procedures. 

Hollister's horizontal tube attachment device  provides an easy-to-use alternative to tape for securing tubes and drains. It features a FlexWear skin barrier to help protect the skin and an adjustable clamping mechanism to allow for easy tube positioning and better access for site care....

The device was on show at CIRCE 2016, in Barcelona. Our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Phil Haslam was there. He said, "This is an unusual thermal ablation system with one device applying either RF or microwave power for ablation. The advantage is you would have one system to treat larger hepatic...

The Hunter biopsy sealing device is intended for use in percutaneous liver biopsy procedures to facilitate hemostasis of the biopsy tract and, if desired, mark the biopsy site with a radiopaque marker to help relocate the site for subsequent intervention or diagnosis.  ...

Hyalgan(R) was the first viscosupplement approved by the FDA in 1997. It contains a high molecular weight fraction of purified natural sodium hyaluronate, extracted from rooster combs. It comes in a 5-injection regimen given weekly providing pain relief for up to 6 months. Some patients benefit...

The HyProCure device from GraMedica is an implantable device indicated for the correction of talotarsal displacement. The device is inserted into the sinus tarsi and thereby reorientates the talocalcaneonavicular joint.

The Instrumented Bone Preserving Elbow System (IBP) from Biomet is an anatomic, unconstrained elbow replacement which resurfaces the humero-ulnar joint. The IBP is the sixth iteration of the Kudo elbow replacement. The humeral component is cobalt-chrome and the ulnar component is made of...

Dr Phil Haslam, Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Which Medical Device Founder viewed this sytem at the British Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting in November 2018.  According to Galil Medical, it is e asily mobilised and p lacement next to the scanner bed allows...

The iDuo G2 Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Device is a custom resurfacing for the knee which combines replacement of the patellofemoral joint and either lateral or medial compartments, whilst preserving the cruciate ligaments. Customised jigs are used for implantation.

  According to the manufacturer, the CE approved Ilesto 7 ICD/CRT-D Series includes one of the world’s smallest ICDs and features ProMRI technology which enables access to potentially life-saving MR scans. They say that the Ilesto offers patients and physicians the greatest...

  This product is distributed in the UK by BVM Medical , for supply outside the UK please consult the manufacturer.   Real Time Navigation Composed of an electromagnetic transmitter and receiver, the locating device makes it possible to display the needle’s anticipated...

The IN.PACT Admiral Paclitaxel-eluting PTA Balloon Catheter from Invatec (now aquired by Medtronic) is designed for use in procedures of the superficial femoral artery. The IN.PACT Admiral has a dual-lumen shaft design, 6-folding balloon structure with "FLEXITEC" balloon material...

This unique device from Inari enables removal of large volumes of thrombus. Have you used this? Let us know what you think.  

This simple device allows large bore aspiration of thrombus. I have used this successfully for massive pulmonary embolism with great success. The aspiration catheter itself is often enough, but you can also use the Flowtriever discs which are a little like an amplatzer plug that expand in...

The INCRAFT’s delivery system features a low-profile that is made possible by using an integrated sheath of braided construction. The outer diameter of the integrated delivery system, which includes the device and sheath is 14F, whereas currently available endovascular aneurysm repair...

  INDIGO TM ASPIRATION SYSTEM with Lightning TM Computer-Aided Aspiration Tubing   Penumbra’s Indigo Aspiration System is indicated for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels of the peripheral arterial and venous systems, and for the treatment of...

The INDUS knee is a low-cost knee prosthesis system designed and manufactured in India by BioRad Medisys. The design of the device is posterior-stabilised and high-flexion. The latter is achieved through a J-curve femoral component geometry and a 7 degree slope on the tibial component. The tibia...

PPE has never been as important to health care professionals as it is now in the era of novel Corona viruses.  Most of us had never heard of PPE or FFP3 masks a few months ago, but now ours and our patient's lives may depend on the correct choice. This choice of equipment is very much...

The INSORB skin stapler from Incisive Surgical is a device which captures the subcuticular dermis with absorbable staple made of a polylactide-polyglycolide polymer. The staple is placed inside the skin and therefore there is no puncturing of the skin, unlike with traditional stainless steel...

Instruct is a system which is based on a biodegradable load bearing Mechanically Functional Scaffold (MFS) designed for repair of articular cartilage defects. 90% of the scaffold absorbs after 12 months of implantation. The scaffold is intended for use with a cell processing device which uses...

According to the manufacturer, the IntelliVue MP40 and MP50 patient monitors combine portability and measurement flexibility to match the needs of intermediate care environments. Apparently, IntelliVue has flexible screen configurations, an extensive clinical measurements menu, built-in clinical...

  The Endologix IntuiTrak Powerlink System is a unibody self-expandable stent graft designed for use in EVAR procedures for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The one-piece bifurcated design features an ePTFE graft with a cobalt chromium alloy stent cage.  

This is a novel concept of achieving intraosseus compression in midfoot or hindfoot fusion aimed at preventing non-union through better uniform distribution of compressive forces.

The Iris scissors from DTR Medical are single use, sharp pointed stainless steel scissors for surgical use.