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TRUMPF Medical Systems Inc. offers an in-light high-definition (HD) operating room camera, the TruVidia HD, which ...

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St. Jude Medical’s Promote RF CRT-D (cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator) and Current RF ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) are radiofrequency (RF) wireless devices used to treat patients with heart failure and with potentially lethal heart arrhythmias.

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September 4, 2008 – St. Elizabeth, in Cincinnati, OH, which serves more than 300 stroke patients annually, is the first ...

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While the primary reason hospitals adopt new technology is to increase patient care and produce better outcomes, there are many other factors that also affect purchasing decisions.

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Cook Medical recently launched the EVOLUTION-Shortie Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set, a tool for venous entry during ...

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Carestream Health’s CARESTREAM Virtual 3D Solution is a 3D software package designed to deliver advanced 3D processing ...

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Medtronic’s Concerto/Virtuoso line of implantable cardiac devices feature Medtronic’s proprietary Conexus Wireless Telemetry, developed using the Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS). Using the MICS band enables reliable communication between the implanted device and clinician programmers and patient home monitoring units.

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September 3, 2008 - CardioNet Inc. said today Humana upgraded the CardioNet System to a “covered benefit” status, from ...

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As the new editor of Diagnostic and Invasive Cardiology (DAIC), I hope communication will not be one-sided with me presenting or reviewing new technology on the market. I would like to hear from the readers — the end users of these products — to find out your thoughts. I would also like to find out what you consider as important issues, or what technologies you would like to hear more about.

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Tight inventory control in the cath and electrophysiology (EP) labs is critical to hospitals' bottom lines due to the expense of the items and their rapid expirations. A new technology showing big returns on investment is radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking.

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LUMEDX Corp. offers the CardioPACS 5.0, the latest version of its cardiology PACS software. The multimodality, Web ...

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Cook Medical has received approval from the FDA for its Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft, marking the expansion of Cook Medical’s portfolio of devices to treat aortic diseases.

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St. Jude Medical Inc. recently released its EnSite System Version 8.0, software designed to intuitively visualize the ...

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Nihon Kohden America Inc. said its Prefense Early Detection and Notification System received 510(k) clearance from the ...

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September 3, 2008 – Research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine said patients with heart failure in whom an ICD is implanted and receive shocks for any arrhythmia have a substantially higher risk of death than similar patients who do not receive such shocks.

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