Technology

Lead-Free Shield Provides Radiation Protection

According to independent clinical studies, the RADPAD Interventional Specialty Shield provides 80 percent radiation protection for the EP physician performing biventricular pacing and ICD implant proc...

FDA Approves ABIOMED VAD Clinical Trial

ABIOMED Inc. is commencing its pilot clinical trial in the U.S. for the IMPELLA 2.5 minimally invasive ventricular assist device (VAD) after recent FDA approval....

Technology Integrated to Enhance Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Provide Reference Point

A combination of technologies can enhance a doctor’s ability to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms....

Device Helps Deliver Stents and Balloons

Designed to help physicians access areas of blockage in the coronary arteries and other vessels in the body that may be difficult to reach, Abbott Vascular’s stainless steel specialty catheter, the As...

Crash Cart Defibrillator for Use in Hospital Settings

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Protection Device Features Fully Rapid Exchange System

The SpideRX Embolic Protection Device, by ev3 Inc., features the ability to use a separate, preferred guidewire to cross the lesion and a preloaded nitinol filter with a dual-ended catheter for delive...

Imaging Systems Cover Lateral, Frontal Anatomy Simultaneously

The Innova 3131IQ and 2121IQ digital flat panel biplane imaging systems cover the full size of the patient’s lateral and frontal anatomy simultaneously for a variety of cardiovascular and neurovascula...

Cannula with Thin Wall Increases Percutaneous VAD Blood Flow

Enabling the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device to provide blood flow of up to five liters per minute, the TandemHeart Transseptal Cannula – Enhanced Flow (THTC-EF) from CardiacAssist ...

Emergency Cart Simplifies Transit to Code Site

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