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August 24, 2009 – Prescient Medical Inc. said today it received European CE mark clearance to commercialize its vProtect Luminal Shield Stent System. The device is now approved for use in improving coronary artery luminal diameter in patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease.
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August 24, 2009 – Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a nonsurgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is the most common sustained heart-rhythm disorder in the United States.
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August 21, 2009 - The final definition of the “meaningful use” of electronic health records that will be used to determine eligibility for incentive payments under the economic stimulus program will not be available until the middle or end of spring 2010, stated David Blumenthal, M.D., national coordinator for health information technology, in a press conference held Aug. 20.
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Moffitt Cancer Center engaged in the GE Healthcare Performance Solutions team to improve work and enable additional capacity. The project enabled the center to identify operating room (OR) workflow issues, including predictable scheduling, on-time starts, and increasing room turnover.
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August 21, 2009 - World Heart Corp. said today it received FDA conditional approval to begin a bridge-to-transplant (BTT) study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) at 10 U.S. centers.
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August 21, 2009 – Royal Philips Electronics today announced the release of the Alice PDx Portable Sleep System, a diagnostic recording device with advanced features intended for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis and follow-up, and the diagnostic assessment of cardio-respiratory sleep disorders.
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August 21, 2009 – The Cardiovascular Rearch Foundation, the sponsor of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium, will feature a series of featured clinical trials in addition to the late-breaking clinical trials at TCT 2009 in San Francisco.
August 20, 2009
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August 21, 2009 – Endologix Inc. yesterday announced the online publication of results from the pivotal prospective, multicenter clinical trial of the company's Powerlink XL System for endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm in large diameter proximal aortic necks.
August 20, 2009
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August 20, 2009 - The White House announced today it will spend $1.2 billion in federal grants for electronic health records (EHR) systems, marking the first wave of funding in a series of HITECH priority grant programs, laying the groundwork for meaningful use of EHRs.
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August 21, 2009 – 3M today introduced the 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200, a next-generation auscultation device featuring Bluetooth technology that wirelessly transfers heart, lung and other body sounds to software for further analysis.
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August 21, 2009 – The Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009 symposium is set for Sept. 21-25, at The Moscone Center?in San Francisco, Calif.
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August 20, 2009 - "When I began to have access to patients’ electronic medical records. It made me a much better doctor," wrote David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, in a publicly distributed message.
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August 21, 2009 – TeraRecon Inc. will showcase its Aquarius iNtuition at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium Sept. 21-25, 2009 in San Francisco.
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August 19, 2009 – Mennen Medical, a leading provider of patient monitors, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology systems, said today Frost & Sullivan awarded Mennen Medical the 2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award.
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August 19, 2009 – Registration is now open for the Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI 2009), set for Dec. 6-8 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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