An experimental new catheter could soon make such procedures quicker and easier than ever before. Ordinarily when using a central venous catheter for heart surgery, the device is inserted into a vein ...

Surgical pioneer inventor Fogarty, creator of the Fogarty catheter, died at 91, leaving a legacy in minimally invasive vascular surgery.

The late Dr. Thomas Fogarty, a celebrated cardiovascular surgeon and medical inventor, was a constant tinkerer while growing ...

A beating heart makes for a formidable surgical arena, but a new robotic catheter could someday equip surgeons to operate in the cardiac environment with greater ease. The device, designed by a team ...

A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the brain's arteries and ...