In Germany, nearly 6 million people suffer from coronary heart disease. The disease is caused by calcium deposits which constrict the coronary arteries. Doctors generally use a stent to widen the ...

Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could one day help to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections, the most common type of ...

Automated modules can be linked together in different ways to handle a variety of coating applications. Harland Medical Systems uses EFD's precision spray valves to apply a UV-curable coating to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medeologix, a leading brand in medical device manufacturing, today announced a significant expansion of its end-to-end catheter solutions with the ...

Device maker r4 Vascular will this week begin selling a new catheter that features a novel coating designed to prevent clotting. The Duraspan catheter is intended for use by patients undergoing ...

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an extremely popular and abundantly useful fluoropolymer. PTFE has been with ZEUS since the 1930s when it was accidently developed by Technicians working for DuPont.

- Surge in prevalence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection and increase in usage of catheters among geriatric population have boosted the growth of the global catheter coating market Surge ...

Catheter coatings are critical for enhancing the performance and biocompatibility of catheters, widely used in various medical procedures involving the cardiovascular, urological, neurological, and ...

In an innovation that may ultimately help to prevent deadly bloodstream infections, a team of biomedical engineers and infectious disease specialists have developed a coating to keep intravascular ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could one day help to prevent catheter-related ...