Problem With Abbott’s Trek and Traveler Catheters Prompts Class 1 Recall A Class 1 recall has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pair of balloon catheters made by Abbott.

BELLINGHAM, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Medical Component Specialists (MCS) , a premier manufacturer of precision ...

A new study shares the results of a clinical trial into the use of a catheter coated with a bacteria-resistant material. The ...

Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADGM) ("Adagio" or "the Company"), a leading innovator in catheter ablation ...

Just a few months after beginning a review of “strategic alternatives” to its existing business plan—and proceeding to lay off around two-thirds of its full-time employees—Ra Medical has plotted a new ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

C.R. Bard developed an antimicrobial port catheter intended to reduce infection rates but never received FDA clearance.

The problem of delamination is an all-too-common issue for product engineers at catheter manufacturing companies. The term ‘delamination’ refers to the separation of material layers within the ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - B. Braun Medical has acquired a line of devices that secure catheters from Starboard Medical Inc. Bethlehem-based B. Braun, a maker of products that include intravenous therapy, drug ...

Insulated microdiameter wire designs can be manufactured reliably down to sizes of around 0.001 in. (0.026 mm). Most applications currently use diameters within the range of 0.0025–0.0075 in. (0.064–0 ...

A beetle's penis may hold the key to a better medial catheter. Getty Images The beetle, one of nature’s most prominent insects, may hold the blueprint for better medical devices, according to a study ...