INVAMED BLOG
The latest insights, innovations, and perspectives from the world of medical technology.
Varicose veins are enlarged, twisted veins caused by faulty valves and poor venous return. This guide covers why they form, the warning signs, and modern minimally invasive treatments.
A stent is a small mesh tube placed inside a narrowed vessel or duct to keep it open. This guide explains how stents work, the main types, the procedure, and life after a stent.
For a large-vessel stroke, mechanical thrombectomy physically removes the clot from a brain artery — one of the biggest advances in stroke care. How stent retrievers and aspiration work, and why time is brain.
An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter catches clots travelling from the legs before they reach the lungs. This guide covers when a filter is indicated, why retrievable filters must be removed, and MRI safety.
When a pulmonary embolism is large or unstable, the clot may need to be removed rather than just thinned. This guide covers catheter aspiration thrombectomy, surgical embolectomy, and how PE risk drives the choice.
Catheter-directed thrombolysis delivers a clot-dissolving drug straight into a large clot through a catheter, sometimes assisted by ultrasound. How it works for DVT and pulmonary embolism, and how it compares with systemic drugs.
When the iliac vein in the pelvis is squeezed by the overlying artery, it can cause leg swelling and clots. This guide explains May-Thurner syndrome, diagnosis, and dedicated venous stenting.
Bone grafting rebuilds jawbone that has shrunk so a dental implant has enough support to succeed. This guide covers who needs it, graft types, sinus lifts, healing time, and the implant timeline.
Septoplasty straightens a deviated nasal septum and turbinate reduction shrinks swollen nasal tissue — often done together to relieve chronic blocked-nose breathing. Procedure, recovery, and drug-free options.
ACDF removes a damaged disc in the neck and fuses the vertebrae to relieve nerve or spinal-cord compression. This guide covers indications, the procedure, recovery, and alternatives like disc replacement.
Vein ablation closes a diseased vein from the inside to treat varicose veins — using laser heat, radiofrequency heat, or medical adhesive. How the three methods compare on anesthesia, recovery, and results.