Author(s):
Marcus Bracklo,
Ulrike Marczak
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3 years ago
The recent acquisitions of two leading American reprocessing businesses by leading medical devices manufacturers have relaunched the debate around the reprocessing of medical devices. In 2009, Stryker acquired Ascent and, more recently, Johnson & Johnson acquired SterilMed. This represents a major shift in the strategy of large medical devices companies. In the past, they were very critical of…
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As an innovative technology partner, VANGUARD supports hospitals with sustainable solutions providing improved quality and efficiency.
VANGUARD is a manufacturer of medical devices and market leader in the validated special reprocessing of complex medical devices in Europe.
In addition, the company is the German market leader in the field of all round system solutions for the supply of sterile…
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Author(s):
HF Pitschner,
P Reinesch,
H Bahavar,et al
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3 years ago
Since 1996 our electrophysiological diagnostic catheters and ablation catheters have been submitted to a certified (DIN EN ISO 13485) reprocessing company (Remed GmbH®, a member of the VANGUARD group). Each step of reprocessing that the catheters have to pass is certified according to the existing international regulations (standards, guidelines, etc.), which is required by law in Germany1,2 and…
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Author(s):
Evan Chong,
Roberto De Ponti
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3 years ago
CathRx was founded in Australia over 10 years ago with the goal of designing better medical devices. With a strong background in the pacing/defibrillator industry, its initial focus has been on electrophysiology catheters. These devices have been used for over 40 years, with little change in their fundamental design and construction. Considering the tremendous advances in understanding and…
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Job title: Associate Professor, Interventional Cardiologist
Salvatore Brugaletta, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of Barcelonaand Interventional Cardiologist at the Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain,with a large experience in coronary and structural heart disease (Intracoronary imaging, complex heart disease, left main, bifurcation, STEMI, cardiogenic shock, CHIP, TAVI, Mitraclip, LAA, etc). Highly skilled in Clinical Research, Medical…
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Faisal Sharif is the Professor of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine and Innovation at National University of Ireland Galway and an Interventional Cardiologist at the Saolta Group, Galway University Hospital. He is also an Executive Director of BioInnovate Ireland, a multi disciplinary programme for novel medical device innovation. His research predominantly focuses on medical device…
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Job title: Head of the Centre of Structural Heart Disease Interventions and the Heart Valve Centre
ProfRalph Stephan von Bardeleben is theHead of the Center of Structural Heart Disease Interventions and the Heart Valve Center in Mainz, Germany
Prof Bardeleben isPast-President of the German working group on Echocardiography of the German Society of Cardiologyand a member of several medical societies. He serves on the Clinical Program commission and at your region program of the ESC and is a…
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Dr Gerard O’Sullivan is a consultant interventional radiologist at University Hospital Galway, Ireland. Previously, he held a consultant radiologist position at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, US.
Dr O’Sullivan completed his basic medical training (MBBS) at University College Cork, Ireland. After his graduation in 1990, he completed postgraduate training in Plymouth and at St George’s…
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