Type | Technology | Abbreviation | Selection via adoption curve progression type no. or evidence cross-check |
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Procedures on nervous system | |||
Neurostimulator for stimulation of the spinal cord or peripheral nervous system, rechargeable | NEURO | ||
Baroreceptor activation | BRA | ||
Procedures on ear and mastoid process | |||
Hybrid cochlear implant | HCI | ||
Procedures on respiratory system | |||
Lung volume reduction by insertion of coils | LVRC | 4 | |
Endobronchial valve | EBV | ||
Pumpless extracorporal lung assist/interventional lung assist | PECLA/iLA | Evidence cross-check | |
Procedures on cardiovascular system | |||
Percutaneous transluminal clipping for mitral valve regurgitation | MR-PTC | ||
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation | TAVI | 1 | |
Minimally invasive heart valve surgery (endovascular implantation of pulmonary valve replacement) | PVR | ||
Mitral valve annuloplasty with clamp | MVAC | 5 | |
Minimally invasive operations on heart valves (implantation of a mitral valve replacement) | MVR | ||
Percutaneous ventricular assist device (microaxial blood pump) | pVAD | 6.1 | |
Excimer laser extraction of pacemaker and defibrillator electrodes | EL-P/ICD | 3 | |
Defibrillator with subcutaneously implantable electrode | S-ICD | ||
Cardiac event recorder after ablative measures for atrial fibrillation/atrial tachycardia | ER-ABL | 6.2 | |
Coronary bifurcation stents | CBS | ||
Antibody coated coronary stent | ACCS | ||
Bioresorbable vascular scaffold in coronary vessels | BVS | 4 | |
Self-expanding bare metal stents in coronary vessels | SE-BMS | 2 | |
Coronary stent, self-expanding (at least two stents, drug-eluting) | SE-DES | ||
Drug-coated balloon catheter in coronary vessels | DCB-CV | 3 | |
Drug-coated balloon catheter in intracranial vessels | DCB-IV | 6.2 | |
Extra-long coils (3D) for intracranial aneurysm therapy | IAELC | ||
Volume coils for intracranial aneurysm therapy | IAVC | ||
Intraaneurysmal hemodynamically effective implant for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. | IAHEI | ||
Bioactive coils for intracranial aneurysm therapy | IABC | Evidence cross-check | |
Bioactive extra-long coils for intracranial aneurysm therapy | IABC-EL | ||
Flow-diverter (hemodynamically effective implant for endovascular treatment) in intracranial vessels | FD-IV | ||
Intracranial endovascular thrombectomy (microwire retriever) | IET-MICRO | 6.2 | |
Drug-coated balloon catheter in visceral vessels | DCB-VV | ||
Insertion of coated (covered) stents with bioactive surface for visceral and supraaortic vessels | BS-VSAV | ||
Drug-eluting stents for the treatment of lesions of the supraaortic arteries | DES-SAA | ||
Drug-coated balloon catheter in thoracic vessels | DCB-TV | ||
Fenestrated endoprostheses for abdominal aortic aneurysms | FE-AAA | ||
Drug-coated balloon catheter in abdominal vessels | DCB-AV | 1 | |
Insertion of coated (covered) stents with bioactive surface for peripheral vessels | BS-PV | ||
Drug-coated balloon catheter in shoulder and upper arm vessels | DCB-SUAV | ||
Drug-coated balloon catheter in lower arm vessels | DCB-LAV | ||
Flow-diverter (hemodynamically effective implant for endovascular treatment of peripheral aneurysms) in upper leg vessels | FD-ULV | 5 | |
Drug-coated balloon catheter in upper leg vessels | DCB-ULV | 1 | |
Drug-coated balloon catheter in lower leg vessels | DCB-LLV | 1 | |
Implantation of a drug-eluting stent in lower leg vessels | DES-LLV | 6.1 | |
Implantation of a drug-eluting stent in upper leg vessels | DES-ULV | 6.1 | |
Drug-coated balloon catheter in artificial vessels | DCB-ARTV | ||
Drug-coated balloon catheter in other vessels | DCB-OTHV | ||
Endovascular implantation/repair of a stent prosthesis using an endostapler | SP-ENDOST | ||
Endoaortic balloon occlusion with extracorporeal circulation | EABO | Evidence cross-check | |
Procedures on digestive system | |||
Esophageal sphincter implant, magnetic | MESI | ||
Procedures on urinary system | |||
Adjustable continence therapy | ACT | 4 | |
Double J metal stent for urinary diversion in ureteral strictures | UD-DJMS | ||
Fluorescence-assisted transurethral resection | F-TUR | 6.2 | |
Anticoagulation with citrate during dialysis | ACD | 6.1 | |
Dialysis with high cut-off dialysis membrane | HCO | Evidence cross-check | |
Obstetric procedures | |||
Fetoscopic drainage therapy | FDT | Evidence cross-check | |
Procedures on musculoskeletal system | |||
Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib | VEPTR | ||
Therapy of scoliosis by means of magnetic-controlled rods | SCO-MAGN | ||
Antineoplastic procedures | |||
Drug-eluting beads for transarterial chemoembolization | DEB-TACE | 4 | |
Diagnostic procedures | |||
Ex vivo chemosensitivity testing | EVCT | ||
Molecular monitoring of residual tumor burden | MRD | 3 |