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Category Archives: – Medical Devices
Hacking CGM’s to smartphones
October 31, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD Type 1 diabetes patients using continuous glucose monitors have been creating their own software,
Jay Skyler discusses the recent bionic pancreas data
June 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD This week, the mainstream press reported on the “bionic pancreas” data published in the NEJM
Occluding the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in A-fib
May 17, 2014- Thromboembolic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation is the primary reason patients are placed
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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Drug-coated balloons to treat fem-pop disease
April 27, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD At the Charing Cross symposium in London, Medtronic reported results of the IN-PACT trial
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, UCLA
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The subcutaneous ICD
The concept of applying high voltage to shock a heart out of
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, UCLA
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The finances of TAVI: do prices have to come down?
November 8, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford discusses the finances of transapical aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and why the $30,000 pricetag for the devices should be closer to $5,000. He also discusses … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, CMS
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TAVI: Comparing CoreValve to Sapien
November 8, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford discusses the recent pivotal data for the Medtronic CoreValve device,
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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The clinical hurdles to prescribing CGM
October 31, 2014– Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The portion of total Type 1 diabetes patients who use continuous glucose monitors (CGM)
Did the GOP shut down the government just to please a special interest industry lobby?
October 19, 2013- By Steven E. Greer MD The United States government was partially shut down for more than two weeks in October.
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Congress
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Interview with MannKind’s CEO, Al Mann, and CFO, Matt Pfeffer.
October 23, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel interviewed the CEO of MannKind, Al Mann, and the CFO, Matt Pfeffer.
Renal denervation devices to treat hypertension
William O’Neill, MD of Henry Ford Hospital discusses renal denervation devices used to treat refractory hypertension. He is involved with the Medtronic device trials.
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA, Henry Ford
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FDA official, William Maisel, pleads guilty to crime, keeps job
April 24, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD In July of 2012, the New York Times reported on an FDA scandal of the agency spying on internal
Posted in - Medical Devices, FDA
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TAVR collaboration
April 12, 2013- Interviewed by Steven E. Greer, MD William O’Neill, MD, Director of the Structural Heart Disease Center at Henry Ford Hospital,
Posted in - Medical Devices, Henry Ford
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Smartphone apps to be regulated and taxed as medical devices
March 26, 2013 Which smartphone apps will the FDA label as a medical device making them taxable tax under
Posted in - Medical Devices, Congress, FDA
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Watchman shot dead
March 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel PREVAIL, the much anticipated second major trial of the Boston Scientific device called Watchman was a bust. The trial endpoints were changed in midstream of the trial, but it … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology
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Second-gen Sapien TAVI valve does not reduce stroke problem
March 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Healthcare Channel The main reason that Medicare has limited coverage for the Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Sapien percutaneous aortic valve is the high perioperative complication rate of ischemic strokes, in excess of … Continue reading
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Neurology
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The inadequate FDA medical device safety surveillance system: a case study
January 25, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD I have worn contact lenses for more than twenty years without any problems. But recently,
Posted in - Medical Devices, - Opinion, Congress, FDA
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The only 5-minutes of the Edwards Sapien AdCom you need to watch
Update: June 11, 2012 The FDA briefing documents for the June 13 advisory committee to review the PARTNER-
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, FDA
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Matthews Chacko, MD: Renal denervation to treat HTN
December 29, 2010 Many medical devices cause a far greater clinical impact than pharmaceutical therapies such
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, Johns Hopkins
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The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system
By Steven Greer, MD The CardioMEMS’ heart failure pressure measurement system will be evaluated by an FDA
Posted in - Medical Devices, Cardiology, FDA, Ohio State
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