Category: Cardiac Intervention

It’s June and officially Men’s Health Month, a time dedicated to the raising awareness of health issues that affect men and boys, encouraging early detection and treatment of these conditions. At Merit Medical, it’s our goal to not only provide the tools physicians need to treat and improve patient outcomes but also share knowledge and […]

Merit Medical is proud to announce the launch of the SafeGuard Focus, a revolutionary compression device designed specifically for use in patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) pockets. Available in two unique versions—a contoured adhesive dressing and an adhesive-free flexible strap—the SafeGuard Focus is designed to provide accurate and quick hemostasis that is […]

Merit Medical is proud to launch the basixALPHA Inflation Device, an analog inflation syringe with a 30 ATM capability and 20 mL capacity, designed for use in a variety of interventional procedures. At Merit Medical, we understand that inflation devices are staples for any interventional practice. By working closely with interventional radiologists and interventional cardiologists, […]

For nearly 30 years, Merit Medical has been a market leader in inflation device technology. By listening to and applying product feedback, we’re able to use this information to innovate inflation device solutions to meet clinician requirements of faster inflation, accuracy, and reliability. To enhance our inflation device offerings, starting this month we’ve streamlined kits […]

Selective catheterization can be associated with several challenges, such as acute angle branching, blood vessel tortuosity, and small targeted vessel diameter.1 The SwiftNINJA Steerable Microcatheter by Merit Medical, a straight tip catheter that articulates up to 180 degrees in opposing directions, is designed to rapidly select challenging vascular ostium. A case report by Soyama et al.1 found multiple benefits to using […]

Superior vena cava (SVC) tears are one of the most-deadly complications in transvenous lead extraction procedures. Although rare, occurring at 0.46% of all lead extractions performed, more than half of these SVC tears end in mortality.1 A multi-year analysis published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, showed that when an endovascular balloon was used, patients undergoing […]

During radial access procedures, many thin-walled sheath introducers on the market pose the risk of kinking or compressing, either near the access site or inside the radial artery, resulting in wires, catheters, and other devices unable to move through. After years of research, the Merit R&D team built the Prelude IDeal™, a hydrophilic sheath introducer […]

Merit Medical is a company with heart. We’re a team with a common goal of improving the lives of people worldwide. That’s why we’re proud to celebrate February as American Heart Month—because we believe that heart health and heart disease prevention are topics that affect everyone. In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause […]

Merit is aware of a disruption to the availability of custom procedural trays including AAMI level 3 surgical gowns provided by Cardinal Healthcare. We want to notify you that Merit Medical can quickly provide you with a suitable tray or pack replacement allowing you to perform critical diagnostic and interventional procedures. Cardinal is a valued […]