March/April 2008

Volcano Corp. offers the s5-Revo and s5-FFR (fractional flow reserve) options, allowing physicians access to phased Array IVUS, Rotational IVUS and integrated FFR on the same integrated IVUS platform. The two products enable rotational IVUS and FFR to operate on the same integrated Volcano s5 Imaging System as Volcano’s previous line of phased array IVUS catheters and functionality.

At ACC 2008, GE Healthcare will be displaying its Innova BiPlane cardiovascular imaging system, one of the first digital flat panel biplane systems with a full-sized lateral plane to cover lateral anatomy without requiring multiple contrast injections and radiation exposures.

ScImage’s Web server based Enterprise PACS, PicomEnterprise, employs a single database to organize, categorize, store and distribute exam specific information from multiple departments. This data can be in the form of DICOM and non-DICOM images, clinical reporting, physician dictation, ECG waveforms and even jpeg photos or mpeg videos.

NorthEast Monitoring Inc. released LX Sleep, a software product that reportedly detects OSA from data collected during a simplified, overnight, at-home, patient hookup to its OxyHolter product.

The LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator/monitor is the most rugged defibrillator ever designed by Physio-Control, with an IP55 rating. ADAPTIV biphasic technology provides a range of energy up to 360 joules, and an upgradeable platform. The 1000 is equipped with cprMAX technology, enabling care providers to change protocols as standards of care evolve.

Corgenix Medical Corp. offers the Corgenix AspirinWorks platelets test kit product for patients with heart disease or stroke.

April 4, 2008 - St. Jude Medical placed at center stage at ACC the company’s Promote RF CRT-D and Current ICD, combined with the new Durata lead, and the QuickOpt Timing Cycle Optimization.

MAQUET Cardiovascular offers the HEARTSTRING III Proximal Seal System for coronary artery bypass surgery procedures, a proximal seal technology that allows surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass grafts without the use of a partial occlusion clamp during beating heart surgery.

InfraReDx Inc. developed the LipiScan Coronary Imaging System that is intended to characterize fatty deposits in coronary vessel walls using near infrared diffuse spectroscopy.

Situation

In as much as the environment in which you live can affect your quality of life, so can the environment in which someone receives medical care affect patient outcome – at least in theory.