It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

An experimental new catheter could soon make such procedures quicker and easier than ever before. Ordinarily when using a central venous catheter for heart surgery, the device is inserted into a vein ...

Stereotaxis CEO David Fischel says the MAGiC catheter was designed "to overcome the natural limitations of manual pull-wire ...

Research team from Chemnitz University of Technology, IFW Dresden and Max Planck Institute CBG presents a completely new type of biomedical tool with a tiny biocompatible, microelectronic ...

A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that for the first time will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for arrhythmia when medications and lifestyle changes haven’t been effective. The different types of arrhythmia surgeries each aim to restore a regular heart rhythm.

A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the brain's arteries and ...