June 29, 2004 -- Transhepatic catheter access for dialysis may be a viable alternative for patients with limited options, according to the results of a retrospective study published in the July ...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Vancouver, Canada, has been given clearance to market the Hemo-Stream chronic dialysis catheter, the first device of its kind specifically designed for over-the ...

The Arrow NextStep Antegrade is a chronic hemodialysis catheter that combines a step-tip catheter’s ease of insertion with a split-tip catheter’s sustained high flow. Its unique tip is ...

The Duraspan catheter is intended for use by patients undergoing hemodialysis, a medical procedure in which a machine removes and cleans a patient’s blood then returns it to the body.

and bacterial quorum sensing offers a promising target for the prevention of biofilm infection in hemodialysis catheters. No effective treatments currently exist for the many problems associated ...