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February 9, 2011 – A partnership has been formed to launch a portable therapeutic cooling system in Europe. Physio-Control and BeneChill will work together to launch the RhinoChill IntraNasal Cooling System, a noninvasive system for transnasally lowering the body’s core temperature immediately following cardiac arrest, stroke or traumatic brain injury
February 09, 2011
Technology
February 9, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first pacemaker in the United States specifically designed for use in an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment and approved as MRI-conditional. Medtronic said its Revo MRI SureScan pacing system is available immediately.
February 09, 2011
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February 8, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Merit Medical Systems initiated a Class I recall for one lot of its Prelude Short Sheath Introducer, because the tips may detach during use. The company said a detached tip may cause arterial injury, hemorrhaging or other serious events, or may enter into the bloodstream, causing blood clots.
February 08, 2011
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February 8, 2011 – Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed an algorithm to produce animated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of body parts or organs in motion. Volume scans of human bodies have a variety of uses in medical diagnosis and research; however, these scans usually do not show the body in movement.
February 07, 2011
Technology
February 7, 2011 – A new positioning system has been launched that is used in performing off- pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) procedures on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients.
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February 7, 2011 – There is a tremendous unmet need for new medical technologies to treat potentially dangerous chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and blood clots, according to a Scientia Advisors review of the vascular device market.
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February 7, 2011 – A rare and often underreported form of stroke involving veins instead of arteries is more common than previously thought, according to the American Heart Association's (AHA) first scientific statement on diagnosing and managing cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT).
February 07, 2011
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February 7, 2011 – Final testing for a point-of-care blood analyzer will begin at four hospitals in North America. The QL Care (QLCA) analyzer, by CardioGenics, tests for troponin-I levels, and data will be used to file a 510(k) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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February 4, 2011 – In the largest group of emergency department patients with atrial flutter studied to date, researchers found these patients may be substantially different from those described in the cardiology literature. The results of the study were published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
February 04, 2011News
February 4, 2011 – More heart disease tests do not necessarily add up to a better diagnosis. According to a new practice guideline, a basic risk assessment that accounts for such factors as cholesterol level, blood pressure, age, sex, family history, smoking and diabetes is still the strongest tool a doctor can use in predicting the likelihood of heart disease.
February 04, 2011
Technology
February 4, 2011 – A new mobile radiology application cleared today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow physicians to view and make a diagnosis from medical images on the Apple iPhone and iPad.
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February 4, 2011 – Researchers at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have identified the genetic cause of a rare and debilitating vascular disorder not previously explained in the medical literature.
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February 3, 2011 – Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk isn't necessary, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, American College of Cardiology and other groups.
February 03, 2011News
February 3, 2011 – Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has acquired Atherotech, a cardiometabolic testing services provider. Atherotech offers the VAP (Vertical Auto Profile) advanced lipid profile test.
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