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Claret Medical Inc. vascular and cardiac surgery procedures, announced that it has entered into an agreement for up to $18 million in a Series B financing.
September 09, 2014
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Cook Medical has enrolled the first patient in the clinical study in China of its Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent. The case was performed by one of the study’s principal investigators, Prof. Peng Liu, M.D., at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing.
September 09, 2014
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Community Health Centers (CHCs) across the country, which are the medical home for one in 15 people in the United States, are experiencing an overall increase in patients but fewer uninsured patients in 2014, according to a survey conducted by Direct Relief at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) annual conference last week. ?
September 09, 2014Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
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September 8, 2014 — Esaote North America announced its new MyLab Six ultrasound system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now available for sale in the United States.
September 08, 2014
Technology
September 8, 2014 — Eizo Inc. expanded its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k)-cleared large monitor system with the addition of the RadiForce LS580W monitor and LMM0802 large monitor manager for interventional radiology and surgical suites.
September 08, 2014
Case Study
The clinical nurse educator working in the adjacent lab was called to assist and made the decision to use the LUCAS 2 mechanical chest compression device to provide automatic external chest compressions. The radiolucent carbon fiber backboard was placed under Vanessa’s shoulders and the piston/suction cup placed over her chest. Once started, the LUCAS 2 applied continuous chest compressions of at least 5 centimeters at a consistent rate of 100 or more compressions per minute.
September 08, 2014Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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Case Study
After several years of trials and increasing clinical use, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has reached a tipping point. It is quickly becoming the standard of care for ill patients suffering from aortic valve stenosis who are not eligible for open heart surgery. Implemented successfully, TAVR procedures improve outcomes and quality of life for patients while reducing costs for hospitals.
September 08, 2014
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Directional atherectomy is safe and effective as a frontline therapy for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a landmark Covidien study published online in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Interventions (JACC CI).
September 08, 2014
Case Study
St. John Hospital currently performs about 2,000 percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions and 400 open-heart surgeries, including minimally invasive and robotic surgery. With a goal to create a full structural heart program that answers its patients many needs, St. John Hospital recently created a hybrid operating room (OR). Among the challenges were deciding where to put the room, what procedures would be performed and what equipment would be necessary.
September 08, 2014Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
December 11, 2023
Technology
The U.S, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared MicroVention Inc.’s Low-Profile Visualized Intraluminal Support Device (LVIS and LVIS Jr.), which is a stent and delivery system used to treat certain brain aneurysms.
September 08, 2014
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September 5, 2014 — The number of uninsured is expected to decline by nearly half from 45 million in 2012 to 23 million by 2023 as a result of the coverage expansions associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary. The report is published in Health Affairs.
September 05, 2014
Technology
September 5, 2014 — CardiacAssist announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new Protek Duo veno?venous cannula. The Protek Duo is intended for use as a single cannula for both venous drainage and reinfusion of blood via an internal jugular vein during extracorporeal life support (ECLS) procedures.
September 05, 2014Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
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A new analysis of clinical trial participation in the largest ongoing observational study of U.S. heart attack patients has found participants are not representative of the larger patient base, according to a study led by Women’s College Hospital cardiologist Jay Udell.
September 05, 2014
News
AirStrip, a provider of mobile healthcare applications, has raised $25 million in a strategic funding round led by the Gary & Mary West Health Investment Fund, Sequoia Capital and Wellcome Trust that includes some of the most influential leaders in healthcare.
September 05, 2014
Feature
September 4, 2014 — Medtronic announced CE mark for the 23 mm CoreValve Evolut R system for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The novel self-expanding valve and 14 French equivalent delivery system offers new capabilities that advance valve performance and deliverability during the procedure, while providing the option to recapture and reposition the valve during deployment phase if needed.
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