Cook Medical issued an urgent field safety notice in Europe to warn of an issue with its Beacon Tip 5.0 Fr angiographic ...

Catheter colonization A significant growth of a microorganism (>15 cfu) from the catheter tip, subcutaneous segment, or catheter hub in the absence of clinical signs of infection Exit-site ...

When the distal maker and catheter tip are aligned, it may be useful to pause and create a new roadmap to account for any regional anatomy distortion created as a result of the straightening caused by ...