Abbott Park, IL - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the StarClose vascular closure system (Abbott), used for femoral-artery closure following diagnostic catheterization procedures, the ...

Use of the VASCADE vascular closure device (VCD) system can involve major complications and death, according to an analysis of a US Food and Drug Administration database spanning a 7-year period.

Suture-based vascular closure devices (VCDs) can, in real-world practice, lead to complications and even death, analysis of a US Food and Drug Administration database confirms. These adverse outcomes ...

(BETHESDA, MD)--A metal clip that closes an arterial puncture by drawing the wound edges together like a drawstring stitch is proving an easy and effective way to speed patient recovery after coronary ...