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May 18 | Products

The stent material, cutting techniques, finishing techniques, and inspection techniques are integral to a quality medical stent. Careful customization is required with these processes...

A North American first at the Montreal Heart Institute

May 18 | News

The surgical team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) achieved a North American surgical milestone on May 1st with a sutureless aortic valve replacement through a thoracic incision just five centimetres long. The two patients in their seventies who underwent this innovative...

PROMUS Element Stent Demonstrates Excellent Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness in PLATINUM Small Vessel Study

May 18 | News

Boston Scientific Corporation announces two-year results from the PLATINUM Small Vessel study, demonstrating excellent safety and effectiveness outcomes for the 2.25 mm PROMUS Element™ Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium (PtCr) Stent System...

BiO2 Medical Granted CE Mark for the Angel Catheter, the First IVC Filter with a Prophylactic Use Indication

May 15 | News

BiO2 Medical, Inc. a Texas based medical device manufacturer with corporate offices in San Antonio, Texas, and R&D and manufacturing operations in Golden, Colorado, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for the Angel™ Catheter, a Nitinol Inferior Vena Cava...

Medtronic Nets New Indications for Resolute Integrity Drug-Eluting Stent in Europe

May 15 | News

As EuroPCR 2012 gets under way today, Medtronic, Inc. announced that the Resolute Integrity Coronary Stent System has received European regulatory approval for several new indications, making it the drug-eluting stent (DES) with the broadest range of approved indications...

Boston Scientific Announces Positive Data From Lotus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Trial

May 15 | News

Boston Scientific Corporation announces results from the REPRISE I feasibility trial, which evaluated the acute safety of the Lotus™ Aortic Valve System in patients with severe aortic valve disease.  The Lotus Aortic Valve System is the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

Increasing Use of Smart Pumps to help drive down 'Never Events'

May 15 | News

Increased focus on providing optimum patient care in the most cost efficient way is fuelling demand for intelligent infusion devices termed “Smart Pumps.” A report from InMedica, a division of IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.), on the global market...

Study Shows Robotically Enhanced PCI IS Safe and Feasible for Many Patients

May 14 | News

A robotic system can safely assist interventional cardiologists in performing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) while significantly reducing the physician's exposure to radiation and improving precision and control, according to results of the PRECISE study...

Study of First-in-Class Watchman Device Shows 75% Reduction in Stroke Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation not Eligible for Oral Anticoagulation Therapy

May 14 | News

Boston Scientific Corporation announces results from the ASA Plavix (ASAP) Study, which studied the WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device. The data showed a reduction in the risk of ischemic stroke by 75 percent in patients with atrial fibrillation...

Interrad Medical Announces FDA Clearance for Additional Sizes of the SecurAcath Device

May 10 | News

Interrad Medical, Inc. a privately held medical device company, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for four new sizes of the SecurAcath subcutaneous catheter securement device. In response to requests from clinicians throughout the US, Canada and Europe...

Sorin Group Announces FDA Approval and Commercial Launch of Complete Portfolio of Implantable Heart Device Leads

May 10 | News

Sorin Group, a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today at Heart Rhythm 2012, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions, FDA approval and commercial launch for a full portfolio of pacing...

Nitto Denko Obtains US Patent for Antifibrotic Therapies with Molecular Targeting DDS Technology

May 10 | News

Japan's leading diversified materials manufacturer, Nitto Denko Corporation, today announced that a basic patent regarding the company's epoch-making antifibrotic therapy has been successfully registered in the USA. Nitto Denko has been developing antifibrotic drugs...

Biosense Webster Announces Launch of the THERMOCOOL SF NAV Catheter With Curve Visualization

May 10 | News

Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced the launch of the new THERMOCOOL® SF NAV irrigated ablation catheter with Curve Visualization in the United States.

Sound Interventions Completes 'First-In-Human' Feasibility Trial of Ultrasound-Based Renal Denervation System For Resistant Hypertension

May 4 | News

Sound Interventions, Inc. today announced the successful completion of the company's First-In-Human clinical trial to treat resistant hypertension. The study was performed by Dr. Petr Neuzil and a team of cardiologists at Holmolka Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic.

A Study Proves the Positive Effects of Heart Rehabilitation Programs on Patients

May 4 | News

A research conducted at the University of Granada has demonstrated the efficiency of a heart rehabilitation program aimed at patients suffering from heart disease. The authors of this study affirm that it is essential that heart rehabilitation programs aimed at cardiac patients...

Topera Medical’s FDA-Cleared RhythmView System Featured in 16 Presentations at Heart Rhythm Society 2012 Scientific Sessions

May 4 | News

Topera Medical today announced that its FDA-cleared RhythmView™ 3D mapping and diagnostic system will be featured in 16 scientific presentations at the 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), May 9-12 in Boston.

Lake Region Medical to Showcase Strategic Technology Developments at the Heart Rhythm 2012 (HRS) Conference

May 3 | News

FORTRESST Dielectic Coating, ANCHORWIRET Transseptal Placement Guidewire and SMARTT Wire Technologies to Add to Company's Pipeline of Proprietary Technologies Targeted for Cardiac Rhythm Management MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2012-- Lake Region Medical, a global development and...

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