The VERASENSE system from Orthosensor is an intraoperative device designed to help with soft tissue balancing in primary knee arthroplasty.   It permits intraoperative assessment of the load on the knee during trialling of the implant, which is communicated wirelessly to a customisable...

  VenusP-Valve™ System The VenusP-Valve System is the first self-expanding nitinol stent for pulmonary valve in Europe known to Venus Medtech. The VenusP-Valve System was designed at 28-36 mm for valve diameter specifically for large RVOTs. The intended purpose of VenusP-Valve is...

The Ventana device is an aortic extension which has been developed to be used alongside Endologic's AFX Endovascular AAA System and Xpand renal stent grafts. The system is designed for  the endovascular repair of juxtarenal and pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.

This is a conical filter with 6 legs, each attached to a flat side rail that lies against the cava wall. These act as vertical stabilizing struts. It is made of Phynox® wire (same alloy as Conichrome®).      'A brief history of inferior vena cava filters and analysis...

The VenaCure EVLT system is designed to provide endovenous varicose vein treatment using water-specific laser technology. The VenaCure EVLT system includes the Venacure 1470nm laser and the DELTA 810 laser, a choice of procedure kits, procedure accessories and a tumescent delivery system....

The VELA ventilator is a full function conventional ventilator and noninvasive positive pressure ventilator (NPPV) with a wide range of features for the critical care environment. It has a precision servo controlled gas delivery turbine and active exhalation, while its flat panel, color LCD...

Vectorio. Designed in  collaboration with interventional radiologists  worldwide, Vectorio is a unique set of Lipiodol  resistant medical devices including syringes, patented stopcock and sampling devices.  Vectorio is dedicated to the mixing and  delivery of...

The manufacturer describes the VasoStat as an innovative hemostasis device for radial artery and dialysis access applications unique from current band-type devices on the market. The device has FDA clearance (announced January 2016) for pedal and tibial hemostasis providing an effective...

Medcomp's  catheter design reduces post insertion bleeding and provides improved catheter strength. The t hermosensitive, polyurethane material is alcohol and iodine compatible. The device is available in a f ull range of catheter sizes from 1.9F to 6F and in  single, dual and...

The Vanguard Complete Knee System from Biomet is a comprehensive suite of implants which include primary cruciate retaining and posterior stabilised systems (cemented and uncemented). Tibial components include the Monobloc system which has a one-piece moulded tibial tray (compare with the...

A family of devices designed to be used for catheterisation of bifurcated endoluminal AAA stent grafts. However the range of angles available makes them very useful for other vascular procedures eg crossing the bifurcation and complex embolisations. Have you used a Beacon Tip Van Schie...

This stent graft from Medtronic is designed for the descending thoracic aorta. Nonaneurysmal aortic diameter in the range of 18 mm to 42 mm (fusiform and saccular aneurysms/penetrating ulcers), 18 mm to 44 mm (blunt traumatic aortic injuries), or 20 mm to 44 mm (dissections); and...

The manufacturer describes this device as a u niquely flexible stent with c ompetitive radial strength with minimal recoil.

The Valeo® Balloon Expandable Biliary Stent is a new device from Bard PV.  The Valeo® Biliary Stent is intended for use in the  palliation of malignant strictures (neoplasms) in the biliary tree.  This device is designed and intended for one time use only.  Bard PV...

The VACS II is a percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty catheter. With a low-profile design, the device and be handled with the smallest sizes of introducers. 

These Variable Angle Locking Compression plates for the distal humerus from Depuy-Synthes are a set of low-profile plates designed for fixation of distal humeral fractures. The variable angle locking holes permit up to 15 degrees of off-axis screw angulation.  The plates include:...

The V2 renal denervation system from Vessix Vasular is designed for use during renal denervation procedures in the treatment of hypertension. The V2 system combines RF balloon catheter and bipolar RF generator technologies to permit a lower voltage intervention while still achieving necessary...

The micro wires from Boston scientific are designed for crossing and navigating atheromatous lesions above and below the knee. They are also useful for support in the visceral vasculature for placing 0.018 mounted stents. The wires have a hydrophilic coating, shapeable tips and come in...

According to the manufacturer, the system is designed for patients in acute and long-term care facilities with wounds appropriate for V.A.C. Therapy. They say that V.A.C. Therapy promotes wound healing through Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). By delivering negative pressure (a vacuum)...

This device is designed for malignant ureteral obstruction procedures. A triple layered membrane prevents the risk of tumour ingrowth and reduces encrustation.  We have had good success using this stent in malignant ureteric strictures where the usual plastic JJ stents have failed. Ureters...

The USCOM 1A offers real-time, beat-to-beat measurements of 20 parameters of cardiovascular function including cardiac output, stroke volume and systemic vascular resistance with additional parameters such as cardiac power, stroke work and oxygen delivery. The USCOM 1A is unique in being...

At CIRSE 2016, Mavig were showing a screen to protect the urologist whilst working with a patient in lithotomy position. This is ceiling mounted and would be good to reduce head dose. Our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Phil Haslam has measured high doses without such screens.

This biodegradeable stent from Q3 Medical is said to have the advantages of a metal stent but will biodegrade meaning it is non permanent. They state it has minimal recoil and shortening and the stricture does not require prior preparation. The stent comes in 8 and 10mm diameters and can be...

This device from Zimmer is a cobalt chrome spacer which can correct the malalignment of varus knees with osteoarthritis. It requires little in the way of bone cuts or soft tissue injury for insertion. The device is intended for the medial compartment, although a lateral version is available....

A range of percutaneous tracheostomy tubes and kits specially designed for patients with large, muscular, short, obese and bull necks or challenging anatomy.The tubes are suitable for patients with up to 50 mm of pre-tracheal soft tissues. They are manufactured from graduated, reinforced...

Uniglide is a clinically proven highly congruent, triple radius unicompartmental knee system, offering the surgeon a high level of flexibility through advanced instrumentation and diverse implant choice. With over ten years’ successful clinical use of advanced coating technologies,...

This slitted catheter is specifically designed for catheter directed thrombolysis. The patented slits are said to allow a more even distribution of thrombolytic compared with conventional side hole catheters used in thrombolysis. They also claim that slits rather than holes give a stronger...

The UNI-Elbow™ Radio Capitellum Replacement is designed for uni-compartmental arthroplasty in the elbow. It is indicated for elbow pain secondary to degenerative joint disease, the correction of functional deformities, for revsion arthroplasty and some complex elbow fractures. The...

A highly ultrasound visible needle manufactured by Pajunk Medical. The needles have special angular indentations ‘cornerstone’ reflectors near their tips which will reflect ultrasound independent of the angle of insonation.   

  Ultimaster TM CoCr Coronary Stent System Is indicated for improving myocardial blood flow in patients with stenotic lesions in coronary arteries. Ultimaster brings together the best in DES technology to facilitate the most complex clinical cases:    ...

BVM Medical  for world wide distributors please consult the manufacturer. Pediatric Valvuloplasty catheter Catheter Characteristics The TYSHAK Mini® Pediatric Valvuloplasty catheter has been designed and engineered with a super thin balloon of 2.0 or 4.0 cm in usable length...

According to the manufacturer, this power-injectable PICC meets CT imaging needs with industry high-flow rates. The set components provides all items that are required for the PICC insertion procedure. 

This device is a peripherally inserted central venous catheter which is suitable for patients that do not require power injection. The set components provides all items needed for the PICC insertion procedure. 

The Tuke Saw™ from MatOrtho is an air powered saw with a multidirectional vibrating action for cutting cortical or cancellous bone. The blade has a circular motion of only 1.5mm which vibrates soft tissues rather than cutting them. This allows cutting in delicate locations. There is a...

The Tsunami Peripheral device consists of a balloon-expandable stent pre-mounted on a balloon at the distal tip of a rapid exchange type delivery catheter. This product is designed for use in the treatment of stenotic lesions to improve the blood flow.

The TruMatch™ Personalised Solution knee replacement system is Depuy’s customised jig for Sigma primary knee replacements . As with other customised jig systems, preoperative CT data are used to plan the final position of the implant. The CT data are sent to Depuy, and a...

Truepath is a device for crossing CTOs. This is a small 0.018” wire with a diamond coated tip that rotates at 13,000 rpm to allow you to drill through heavily calcified lesions. There are audible alerts to tell you when it has started drilling and when it has encountered excessive...

The Troop Elevation Pillow is designed to improve airway positioning in obese patients. 

An 18g trocal needle with 'non cutting' tip. The final few millimeters have a textured surface to aid ultrasound visibility. Do you have experience with the Trocar EchoTip Needle? Tell us what you think.

The Tritanium Acetabular Cup from Stryker is an acetabular shell manufactured from Tritanium which is a proprietary commercially pure Titanium matrix.  Stryker report the shell has 72% porosity, a coefficient of friction of 1.01 and an average pore size of 546 microns. Clinical trials...

Tritanium (R) from Stryker is a reticulated porous titanium coating for titanium alloy components. Frenkel et al report a porosity of 65-70% compared with titanium (30-35%) and cobalt chrome beads (35-40%), and excellent bone ingrowth in animal studies.  Tritanium was also a fictional...

The Trinity Advanced Bearing Acetabulum System from Corin is a modular acetabular system which includes BIOLOX Delta ceramic-on-ceramic and ECiMa (vitamin E) highly cross-linked polyethylene bearing options. The shell is hemispherical, and has a plasma pure titanium and HA (Bonit) coating....

The Trilogy Longevity Constrained Liner (aka the Epsilon socket) is a constrained socket, available as a liner for the Zimmer Trilogy and Trabecular Metal acetabular shells or in a version intended for cementing into a shell. It has a unique design that aims to improve on the range of motion...

The Trilogy Acetabular Cup system from Zimmer is an uncemented socket which is an evolution of the Harris-Galante and HGP II cup designs. Options include a uni-hole shell, which allows visual confirmation of seating, a non-holed shell, cluster hole, multi hole and spiked shell configurations....

The Trigen Sureshot System is a computerised tracking system which facilitates the placement of the distal locking screws after intramedullary nailing using the Trigen nail.  Distal locking is a challenge which most trainees take a few cases to master, but although it may become easier with...

The Trigen Knee Fusion Nail is one of the Trigen series of intramedullary nails. The nail is titanium and is intended to be inserted from proximal to distal. Proximal locking is with a 5.0mm screw or two 6.4mm reconstruction bolts. The nail has a radius of curvature of 1.5 to 2.5m. It is...

The Trident Acetabular System from Stryker is an uncemented acetabular system which includes Crossfire polyethylene, X3 polyethylene , alumina ceramic, constrained liners, concentric and eccentric liners. The shells come in no-hole, cluster hole and multiple hole variants, hemispherical and PSL...

The TriboFit is an unusual socket made of a semi-flexible translucent material which is highly hydrophilic and which therefore maintains a layer of fluid around the femoral head. It is said to be associated with almost no wear as there is no physical contact between components. The associated...

Which Medical Device of the Year 2012 First Runner-Up: Orthopaedics   Our device nominator said, "“The fastest growing, lowest revised knee on the market...” We said, “We like the Triathlon knee, but aren’t aware of evidence that outcomes are better...

The Tri-Lock Bone Preservation Stem is an uncemented tapered wedge design primary hip replacement stem. The original Tri-Lock was introduced in 1981 as the first proximally coated tapered-wedge hip stem available. Geometrical features which preserve bone include a reduced lateral shoulder and a...