This device uses non focussed ultrasound to generate frictional heating in soft tissues and nerve damage at depth. The ultrasound transducer is in a low pressure balloon which, according to the manufacturer, is said to help centre the device within the vessel. The balloon enables cooled fluid to...

According to Covidien, the OneShot system is designed to treat patients with hypertension who are nonresponsive to traditional medical therapy. The system features an irrigated, radiofrequency-based balloon catheter used for targeted ablation of sympathetic nerves located within the adventitia...

The Equinoxe Fx plate manufactured by Exactech is part of the Equinoxe Platform Shoulder System. The design is intended to reduce humeral head collapse and allow the insertion of bone void filler through a large central hole, which can otherwise take a 6.5mm screw. The plate also takes blades in...

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...

The Parachute catheter based partitioning device from Cardiokinetix is designed for the treatment of patients who have developed ischemic heart failure following a heart attack. The Parachute consists of a fluoropolymer (ePTFE) membrane stretched over a nitinol frame and is deployed within the...