January 21, 2010 – The FDA this week cleared the HeartMate II, a continuous-flow, left ventricular assist device (VAD), as a support for severe heart failure patients who are not acceptable candidates for heart transplantation. The HeartMate II is already FDA-approved for use in patients awaiting further, more complex treatment, such as transplants.

January 20, 2010 - Advanced breast imaging capabilities added elastography to the list, fused MR/CT image data combined with angiography navigation systems to guide percutaneous oncology, and 3.0 Tesla MR debut at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

January 20, 2010 – The balloon material of the new REEF HP PTA Balloon Catheter was created for use in peripheral high-pressure dilatation procedures, especially to treat hard-to-dilate lesions. The balloon received FDA 510(k) clearance this week.

January 20, 2010 – The FDA granted 510(k) market clearance for the NUVANT Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT) System for the detection of nonlethal arrhythmias.

January 19, 2010 – A new simulator released today provides physicians with an opportunity to practice transcatheter heart valve implantation using a new module for the ANGIO Mentor simulator – the Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement Module.

January 19, 2010 – A family of cardiovascular research products used to assess cardiac performance and hemodynamics, both in vivo and in vitro was launched today by iWorks.