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July 24, 2008 – Covidien recently launched the Optistar Elite contrast delivery system, designed to inject contrast ...

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July 24, 2008 - According to a new Life Science Intelligence (LSI) report, “2008 Global Vascular Closure Device Markets ...

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EKOS Corp. offers the EkoSonic Endovascular System (EkoSonic). The design includes an advanced control unit with an easier, more intuitive user interface, making set up and operation simple. EkoSonic ES is also compatible with a new line of endovascular devices, EkoSonic Mach 4 Endovascular Device. The Mach 4 was specifically created to be compatible with the RPM technology.

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July 24, 2008 - FluoroPharma said it achieved positive phase I test results for BFPET, a novel Fluorine-18 labeled tracer for PET myocardial perfusion imaging. BFPET is designed to assess the blood flow in the heart (myocardial perfusion), which is a standard test to assess coronary artery disease (CAD), with more than 9 million Americans undergoing the test annually.

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July 24, 2008 - Philips has a new addition to its HD ultrasound family of products, the Philips HD15 ultrasound system ...

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Philips has a new addition to its HD ultrasound family of products, the Philips HD15 ultrasound system, which is designed to provide physicians with high-end imaging and workflow performance in a cost-effective system.

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July 24, 2008 - The FDA has granted clearance for GE Healthcare’s newest positron emission tomography/computed ...

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July 23, 2008 — Vascular Solutions, Inc. recently launched the Axis Wire, a 0.035-inch specialty guidewire that combines ...

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July 23, 2008 – A recent study found intensive LDL-cholesterol lowering with the combination of the drugs simvastatin ...

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July 23, 2008 – Ventricular-assist devices (VADs) are getting smaller, more reliable and may someday eliminate the need ...

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July 23, 2008 - EKOS Corp.’s EkoSonic Endovascular System (EkoSonic ES) with Rapid Pulse Modulation (RPM) for the ...

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July 23, 2008 - Independent research institutions will put the CardiArc SPECT system from CardiArc Inc, Southfield, MI ...

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July 22, 2008 – To recognize excellence in the use of healthcare information technology, McKesson yesterday announced the winners of its eighth annual VIP Award competition, which included Provincial Health Contact Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba for its program to better manage patients with chronic diseases, specifically congestive heart failure.

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July 22, 2008 - Osmetech today said it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its eSensor Warfarin Sensitivity Test to be used as an aid in the identification of patients at risk for increased sensitivity to the widely used blood-thinning drug, warfarin. The company also said the FDA clearance includes its second-generation eSensor XT-8 molecular diagnostics platform.

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July 21, 2008 – Toshiba America Medical Systems said today that four live cases using the Infinix CF-i/BP will be showcased at the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS-AICS) held in Las Vegas July 20-23.

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