UV Catheter Plugs Holes in Hearts
BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2015 — With help from UV light, a catheter device could provide a way to repair defects in hearts and other organs without surgery. The device has already been used successfully in animal studies. It was developed jointly by researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital. "In addition to avoiding open-heart surgery, this method avoids suturing into the heart tissue, because we're just gluing something to it," said Dr. Pedro del Nido,