September 22, 2009 — At the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting Royal Philips Electronics today announced it will integrate the MAQUET Magnus surgical table with Philips’ cardiovascular X-ray systems to create an efficient hybrid operating room environment for a full range of minimally-invasive and open surgical procedures.

P3T products automate protocol personalization and consistently enable improved contrast enhancement for higher quality images for CT angiography and abdominal studies. P3T Cardiac enhances CT angiography of cardiac structures, coronary arteries, chambers of the heart, thoracic and abdominal aorta, and pulmonary vasculature for pulmonary embolism (PE) studies.

September 22, 2009 – Cordis Corp. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new, smaller version of the CYPHER Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent – the 2.25 mm CYPHER – which is indicated for treatment of coronary blockages in small vessels.

Cerner cardiovascular solutions enable cardiologists to automate functions across the continuum of care. Built upon the unified Cerner Millennium architecture, our solutions unify cardiovascular diagnostic activities, therapeutic interventions and follow-up regimens into a single workflow, integrated with the electronic medical record (EMR).

Siemens' Artis zee family of systems delivers sharply detailed images required for interventional procedures, enhances clarity in 2-D imaging and enables an array of 3-D imaging applications to help enhance clinical decision-making.