January 30, 2008 - TopSpin Medical Inc. installed the Cathamaran Intravascular MRI System at ZOL Hospital in Belgium, marking the first installation of the system and its entrance in a study on vulnerable plaque.
January 28, 2008 - A new multi-center, international clinical trial that compares the safety and effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to open surgery for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), indicates that TEVAR (the less invasive endovascular graft) is a promising treatment option for many patients.
Power Medical Interventions Inc. said the FDA cleared its 510(k) application for marketing its intelligent iDrive ...
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
NEC Electronics America Inc. introduced two new color, 21.3-inch diagonal amorphous-silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) modules for medical imaging applications.
February 2008 - The body regulates its core temperature by reducing the blood flow to the extremities, but anesthesia ...
January 29, 2008 - The Medicines Company received the European Commission�s authorization of an expanded use for ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. has assembled 42 brushes in designing its endoscopic instrument cleaning brush kit ...
January 29, 2008 � A novel treatment for blood clots in the legs, in which injecting or �lacing� the clot with a ...
Janssen-Cilag International NV announced IONSYS (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system), a new needle-free system ...
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
January 29, 2008 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. received conditional approval from the FDA for the addition of the ...
A new line of functional and comfortable tracheostomy tube holders that are offered with designs for babies, kids and ...
January 28, 2008 - Arbor Surgical Technologies Inc. closed a $20 million dollar Series C financing round led by ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
GE partnered with anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians and other fields of medicine to design new editions of its LOGIQ e compact and a new edition of the LOGIQ Book XP Enhanced compact, as part of its Breakthrough 2008 ultrasound releases. GE introduced these dedicated systems with features and software streamlined for emerging care areas of ultrasound.
January 28, 2008 - Inverness Medical Innovations will acquire Matria Healthcare, Inc. for approximately $1.18 billion, consisting of approximately $900 million to acquire the Matria shares of common stock and assumption of approximately $280 million of Matria's indebtedness outstanding, which will further Inverness' approach of bringing its proprietary diagnostic products into the home.
Terumo Interventional Systems offers the AZUR Peripheral HydroCoil Embolization System for the occlusion of blood vessels, vascular malformations and aneurysms, extending its interventional device portfolio.