Madison Scientific will use the funding to grow its team and to expand testing and prototype development of its SmartShunt ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Alleviant Medical an investigational device exemption (IDE), enabling the company to begin a pivotal trial evaluating its atrial shunt ...

The humble current shunt is an excellent way to do just that ... you’re probably thinking of a little 1/4 watt beige device with some colourful bands indicating the value.

The FDA has approved the following aqueous shunt devices: Ahmed glaucoma valve implant(New world Medical Inc.), Molteno implant (Molteno Ophthalmic Ltd.), Baerveldt glaucoma implant (Abbott ...

Madison Scientific, Inc., (MadSci) a private medical device company developing smart electro-mechanical solutions for patients with neurologic conditions, announced today that it has secured $7M in a ...

Inter-atrial shunt device therapy has shown mixed results in clinical trials, with clinical 'non-responders' typically showing features of more advanced heart failure. We aimed to analyse the ...

Medtronic will remove one model of Pipeline Vantage devices from where they’re used and sold and will update the instructions ...

Children suffering from hydrocephalus, the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, should be careful when using Apple’s popular tablet, the iPad 2: if held within 2 inches of ...

Offered in the 8518 and 8536 case sizes, WSBE series devices feature a proprietary processing technique that produces their extremely low resistance values. Combined with high power ratings and ...

Aqueous shunts are devices that, like surgical trabeculectomy, create an alternate path for aqueous humor to leave the anterior chamber of the eye and thus lower IOP. They were initially used for ...