Marie, auteur/autrice sur Procope Medicals

The artificial heart 27 August 2024 Marie Comments: 0

The future of heart health, as seen by doctors

The future of heart health represents a challenge for healthcare systems worldwide, and technological advances and new therapeutic approaches should offer ever more promising treatment prospects. What are these prospects? Let’s explore the different viewpoints of professionals on the future of heart health. Picture of Christophe Leclercq, Pourquoi Docteur Source : https://grandanglesante.fr/dossiers/coeur/cardiologie-preparer-le-futur/ The vision of Pr Christophe Leclercq According to th...

The challenges ahead 9 July 2024 Marie Comments: 0

Guarantee the conformity and safety of a medical device

Medical device compliance is essential to ensure that each product is safe and effective for its intended use. It encompasses various aspects, including regulatory, clinical and technical, ensuring that the device complies with current legal and normative requirements. European standards and regulations Initially, the medical device manufacturer must meet the general requirements of the European Union regulation (2017/745). There are in fact several standards that are adapted to each type of med...

Non classé, The challenges ahead 19 June 2024 Marie Comments: 0

Significant differences between men and women in cardiovascular health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women, but it can develop and manifest itself very differently according to gender. Let’s explore the origins of these differences, but also the evolution of stereotypes in the conduct of epidemiological studies and the processing of figures. Left out of the research It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that interest began to focus on how heart disease might affect women, at which time the Framingham Heart Study, the first in-depth...

The artificial heart 5 June 2024 Marie Comments: 0

The artificial heart : From the first ideas to the first implants

The artificial heart represents a major technological and medical achievement, having already saved many lives. The idea of replacing a failing heart with a medical device may sound like something straight out of a science fiction novel, but it is a reality that is still changing the landscape of cardiovascular medicine today. In response to evolving medical techniques, the collaboration of engineers and doctors has led to the development of several types of cardiac prosthesis since the 20th cen...

Heart health 24 May 2024 Marie Comments: 0

Diet as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

At a time when cardiovascular disease is one of the world’s leading causes of death, the link between diet and cardiovascular health has never been more important. Indeed, the choices individuals make in terms of diet play a decisive role in the development of these conditions. What are the prospects for diet and cardiovascular disease? Our knowledge of the links between our diet and our heart is evolving rapidly, and this dynamic is prompting us to reconsider our diet in order to protect...

The challenges ahead 30 April 2024 Marie Comments: 0

At the heart of an innovative start-up’s CSR approach

At a time when the world is undergoing profound change and the quest for meaning has become essential in today’s society, thinking in terms of the long term and positive impact is a fundamental necessity for any entrepreneurial adventure. With this in mind, Procope Medicals intends to place people at the heart of its project, and by initiating this reflection with its team, the company is determined to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility approach that will evolve with time and the co...

Non classé, Press releases 23 April 2024 Marie Comments: 0

Press release April 15th, 2024

PROCOPE Medicals, designer of a new-generation artificial heart, starts preclinical trials in 2024 Nantes, April 15, 2024 – PROCOPE Medicals, a medtech born of a multidisciplinary encounter between engineers and cardiac surgeons, is designing a total artificial heart offering an innovative and inclusive solution for patients suffering from severe heart failure. The startup announces the start of the pre-clinical trial phase in 2024. This marks a further essential milestone in the developm...

Non classé, The artificial heart 15 April 2024 Marie Comments: 0

The heart transplant process from three complementary viewpoints

A heart transplant is an operation to replace a failing heart with a healthier donor heart. Heart transplantation is a treatment generally reserved for people whose condition has not improved sufficiently with medication or other surgical interventions. It is a complex procedure, requiring the coordination of medical teams and an understanding of the processes involved, from both the doctor’s and the patient’s point of view. Preparations for a heart transplant often begin weeks or mo...

Non classé, The challenges ahead 2 April 2024 Marie Comments: 0

Implantable medical devices : how they work and their place in healthcare

Implantable medical devices are introduced into the human body through surgery or other medical interventions. Among the most common devices are artificial joints, breast implants, cochlear implants, intraocular lenses, pacemakers and other cardiac implants or prostheses. How do these implantable devices work ? Implantable medical devices are therefore placed in the human body on a permanent or temporary basis to support the functions of specific organs or tissues, monitor physiological activiti...

The artificial heart 15 March 2024 Marie Comments: 0

Living with an artificial heart : the patient’s point of view

In recent years, technological advances in cardiology have opened up new treatment prospects for patients with serious heart problems. Nevertheless, these medical innovations do not solve all the challenges and complications that patients face on a daily basis. Today, Procope Medicals is giving a voice to those patients who currently live or have lived with these medical devices (ventricular assistants, total artificial hearts, pacemakers, etc.). Relaying their stories enables us to shed light o...