October 1, 2009 – Invatec recently launched the REEF HP PTA Balloon Catheter at CIRSE 2009, which the company said is ideal for use in all peripheral high-pressure dilatation procedures.

September 30, 2009 – PLC Systems Inc. demonstrated its RenalGuard System to help prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and presented data from its MYTHOS Clinical Trial at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 symposium last week in San Francisco.

September 30, 2009 – New clinical data released at TCT 2009 last week showed strong and sustained efficacy and safety of the Resolute Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent from Medtronic Inc. in long-term patient follow-up.

September 30, 2009 – A simple, noninvasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death.

September 30, 2009 – MAQUET Cardiovascular said Johannes Bonatti, M.D., professor of surgery and director of coronary surgery and advanced coronary interventions at the University of Maryland Heart Center in Baltimore, recently completed the world's first use of the MAQUET Minimized Extra-Corporeal Circulation (MECC) system during a successful robotic and fully endoscopic heart surgery.

September 29, 2009 – Cordis Corp. and Boston Scientific announced late today they reached an agreement to resolve several pending lawsuits over intellectual property related to drug-eluting stent and balloon deliver system technologies.

September 29, 2009 – Volcano Corp.

September 29, 2009 – Elixir Medical Corp. last week at TCT 2009 announced positive results from three multicenter first-in-man studies of its novolimus and myolimus-eluting coronary stent systems with durable and bioabsorbable polymers. Novolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System With Bioabsorbable Polymer