Tag: compression
Koya Medical names Thomas Maldonado as chief medical officer
Koya Medical recently announced the appointment of Thomas Maldonado (New York University Medical Center, New York, USA) as chief medical officer and a member of...
Multi-society guideline on venous disease, varicose veins updated
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has published an update to the SVS/American Venous Forum (AVF) 2011 clinical practice guideline on the care of...
Inspiratory and calf muscle training improve venous function and quality of...
A multicentre, prospective, randomised study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (JVS-VL) showed that inspiratory muscle training (IMT), in...
Compression duration affects pain following superficial venous intervention, study finds
Postprocedural compression of one to two weeks after superficial venous incompetence (SVI) treatment is associated with reduced pain compared with a shorter duration. This...
Koya Medical secures US$26 million in Series B funding to advance...
Koya Medical has announced the close of a US$26 million Series B financing. The round was led by 3x5 Partners, along with new investors...
Compression stockings after endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins “bring no...
A systematic review and meta-analysis published online in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery has suggested that, following endovenous thermal ablation of...
Koya Medical receives FDA clearance for Dayspring Lite
Koya Medical has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Dayspring Lite treatment for lymphoedema and venous disease. Unlike traditional...
Koya Medical secures first reimbursement codes for Dayspring compression system, announces...
Koya Medical recently announced that its wearable, active compression therapy system for lymphoedema—Dayspring—has been issued new billing codes by the Center of Medicare &...
Fist Assist Devices announces US distribution deal and sales launch
Fist Assist Devices has announced a two-year affiliation with Airos Medical to commercialise and launch sales of the Fist Assist FA-1 device in the...
Adjunctive compression to standard prophylaxis for postoperative VTE shows benefit in...
Among patients with a Caprini score of ≥11 who received standard prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE), adjunctive intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) resulted in a...
FDA clears Koya Medical’s Dayspring compression system for lower extremities
Koya Medical announced today that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its active compression therapy system Dayspring for...
COMETA trial suggests compression stockings after endothermal ablation advantageous in the...
Outcomes of the COMETA (Compression following endothermal ablation) study were published in the February edition of Annals of Surgery. The results suggest that wearing...
Monitoring interface pressure “essential” during compression therapy, study suggests
In a study of interface pressure changes under compression bandages, Junjie Ning, Fedor Lurie (both Jobst Vascular Institute, Toledo, USA), and colleagues found that...
Compression garments that do not compress the foot and heel area...
An off-label randomised controlled trial (RCT) has found that an investigational stocking, which has no compression in the foot or heel area, is significantly...
Compression after radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins “adds no clinical benefit”
A randomised controlled trial has found that clinical and patient-reported outcomes following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of varicose veins with compression are no better than...
Compression stockings might not be needed to prevent blood clots after...
Compression stockings might be unnecessary to prevent blood clots in most patients undergoing non-emergency (elective) surgery, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ...
Compression achieves short-term reduction in pain scores following venous intervention
Results of a randomised controlled trial conducted at Imperial College, London, UK, have shown that the application of compression stockings is associated with a...
Fluorescence lymphography proven to be suitable for measuring the efficacy of...
Indocyanine green dye (ICG) fluorescence lymphography represents a suitable method of providing information on the effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) during the treatment...
The importance of evidence-based news in graduated compression for healthy subjects
While compression therapy is of the treatment options for patients suffering with venous insufficiency and chronic wounds, this could also present benefits for healthy...
Choosing compression to heal venous leg ulceration
There is a robust evidence base to support the use of compression therapy for healing venous leg ulceration and for preventing ulcer recurrence. The most...
Pressure monitoring may be required to ensure consistent compression during venous...
Compression therapy for venous ulcers requires accurate monitoring to ensure successful delivery and the desired compression dose. However, according to a study presented at...
Isobar Compression awarded SBRI Healthcare research contract to support revolutionary technology...
Isobar Compression has been awarded a research contract from the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) for Healthcare, to assist in a feasibly study in...
A novel compression solution for chronic venous insufficiency
Compression therapy is the mainstay of treatment for the symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). CVI is treated with compression stockings or multilayer bandaging....