Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, mixed shock states, cardiac tamponade ...

A medical tool to introduce and extract a deformable suturing needle for laparoscopic surgery. The small port diameter used in minimally invasive pediatric operations negatively impacts the size of ...

The devices use an introducer needle to insert a sensor. The needle is then retracted, but the sensor stays in the skin for several days and is later replaced. Use of the monitors has jumped in ...

Under fluoroscopic guidance, 1 or 2 introducer needles are inserted into the disc. If 1 introducer needle is used, a monopolar electrode or catheter is then passed into the disc and positioned next to ...

Using fluoroscopic guidance, an introducer needle is inserted into the affected disc. A small radiofrequency probe is then inserted through the needle and into the disc. The probe delivers ...