Technology | EP Mapping and Imaging Systems

Abbott last week announced CE Mark approval for the company's new Advisor HD Grid Mapping Catheter, Sensor Enabled, a product designed to advance cardiac mapping during cardiac ablation to treat patients with complex cardiac arrhythmias. With the European launch of this latest addition to Abbott’s electrophysiology portfolio, the company is offering physicians a mapping catheter with what it calls a first-of-its-kind grid configuration of electrodes for improved data collection that supports the creation of high-density mapping of cardiac tissue to support optimal treatment for patients.

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News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that International Laboratories LLC is voluntarily recalling Lot# 117099A of Clopidogrel Tablets, USP 75 mg, packaged in bottles of 30 tablets, to the consumer level due to mislabeling. The product is labeled as Clopidogrel Tablets USP, 75 mg but may contain Clopidogrel 75mg or Simvastatin Tablets USP 10 mg.

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National Clinical Decision Support Company (NDSC) has an exclusive deal with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to provide medical imaging appropriate use criteria (AUC).
Feature | Clinical Decision Support

January 18, 2018 — Change Healthcare announced the acquisition of National Decision Support Company (NDSC), a leader in ...

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News | Stents Bifurcation

January 18, 2018 – West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, a full-service acute care facility, announces the first ...

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News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

January 18, 2018 – Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced that Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader ...

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Blog | TCT

Here is a list of what I think were some of the top interventional technologies discussed at the 2017 Transcatheter ...

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The Abbott Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) bioabsorbable stent.
Feature | Stents Drug Eluting | Dave Fornell

There was no shortage of interest in bioresorbable stent technologies at the many sessions offered on this topic or ...

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Technology | Cardiac Imaging

Philips recently announced the launch of Technology Maximizer, a cross-modality program designed to boost the clinical capabilities and performance of imaging equipment through proactive upgrades. Technology Maximizer provides confidence to radiology and cardiology department leaders and clinicians that their systems are up to date and compliant at a fraction of the cost of individual upgrades, according to Philips.

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News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

The Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU), the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Medstreaming-M2S announced the development of the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Vascular Ultrasound Registry. This Registry represents an expansion of the SVS VQI, which will combine noninvasive (vascular ultrasound) testing data with vascular treatment and outcomes data, making it possible to analyze the relationships between diagnosis and care provided to patients with vascular disease.

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News | Stem Cell Therapies

Secant Group, in partnership with its sister company SanaVita Medical, announced new technology to advance cardiovascular regenerative medicine with the development of a synthetic, small-bore vessel that encourages endogenous regeneration and new vessel formation. The technology is based on the company’s textile forming capabilities that can produce a hollow lumen construct infused with Secant’s proprietary Regenerez bioresorbable polymer technology. The new small-bore vessel supports the regeneration of new vascular tissue structures without the need for cell seeding or biologic growth promoters.

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

January 16, 2018 — Researchers from the NUST MISIS Engineering Center for Industrial Technologies in Russia have ...

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News | Hemodynamic Support Devices

Miracor Medical Systems GmbH (Miracor Austria) and Miracor Medical SA (Miracor Medical) announced the closing of €25m as part of a Series D financing round. The new capital will be used to further develop and commercialize the PiCSO Impulse System. The round was led by Ming Capital (Shenzhen, China) and co-led by a strategic investor.

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News | Cardiovascular Business

American College of Cardiology (ACC) Chief Executive Officer Shalom “Shal” Jacobovitz will be leaving the College effective Feb. 2, 2018, to lead CiVi Biopharma Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company. Cathy Gates, ACC chief operating officer and executive vice president, will serve as interim CEO.

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Technology | Atherectomy Devices

Medtronic plc announced the company’s Neurovascular business unit received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Riptide Aspiration System, adding a tool to its acute ischemic stroke (AIS) product portfolio.

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Boston Scientific's Apama multi-electrode ablation balloon to treat atrial fibrillation.
Feature | Atrial Fibrillation | Dave Fornell

The development of atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) ablation technologies over the past 20 years has been a constant ...

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