In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to make an electric air pump at home using readily available materials. This DIY ...

The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term solution ...

Just a week after Getinge temporarily lost CE mark clearance in Europe for its Cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pumps, the FDA has handed down a Class I recall rating to the devices—the second such ...

Only a month after Getinge announced the suspension of the CE marks allowing it to sell its heart-lung support and permanent life support systems in Europe, the Swedish devicemaker has temporarily ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump is a temporary treatment to help the heart pump enough blood around the body, which people with certain heart conditions may require. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) ...

More than 2,000 heart balloon pumps are part of a Class I recall issued by the FDA. The two models being recalled — Cardiosave Hybrid and Rescue pumps made by Datascope, a subsidiary of Getinge — have ...

IABP systems are typically inserted within the multidisciplinary environment that is the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The specific role of the physiologist during IABP insertion is to ensure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Datascope/Maquet/Getinge intra-aortic balloon pumps recalled due to risk for unexpected shutdown. The FDA has ...

"In short, it seems likely that the returned arterialized blood should be returned during diastole when the aortic valve is closed. This would probably offer less resistance to the ailing heart's ...