Teleflex Completes Enrollment in CTO-PCI IDE Study
Enrollment Completed Ahead of Schedule in Study Evaluating the Performance of Teleflex Specialty Catheters and Coronary Guidewires in Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
WAYNE, Pa., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced the completion of patient enrollment in a clinical study evaluating the performance of Teleflex specialty catheters and coronary guidewires in Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures currently an investigational indication for these products. The study enrolled 150 patients across 13 investigational sites in the US and completed enrollment three months ahead of schedule. The CTO-PCI study is a prospective, single-arm IDE study employing the primary angiographic endpoint of successful (intralumenal) guidewire placement beyond the CTO.
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DALLAS and NEW YORK - February 16, 2021 - The Heart Valve Collaboratory (HVC) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) will participate in this collaborative community . A medical collaboratory is a forum in which multidisciplinary private and public sector members work together on medical device challenges to achieve aligned outcomes, solve shared problems, and leverage collective opportunities, in the interest of improving patient care. The FDA s Center for Devices and Radiological Health is committed to fostering innovation while encouraging development of safe and effective technologies for patients, said Bram Zuckerman, M.D., director of the Office of Cardiovascular Devices in the FDA s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. We can continue to protect and promote public health when key stakeholder groups work together. Collaborative communities can contribute to improvements in are
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Why People Cope with Life Events So Differently
Written by Simone M. Scully on February 5, 2021 Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
Overcoming obstacles in the past helps you better cope in the present.
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Last June, I lost my full-time job in a large-scale pandemic layoff. I was surprised I didn’t cry while getting the news over a video call. Instead, I had a fierce desire to “do something.”
Once I was off the phone and told my family, I disappeared upstairs to start figuring out my next step. Over the next few months, I took comfort in applying to jobs, writing cover letters, and doing freelance jobs it made me feel like I was working toward something.