February 13, 2013 — St. Jude Medical has issued a Class I recall for its Amplatzer TorqVue FX Delivery System used in transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs). The company said in a...
February 12, 2013 — Cloud computing has the potential to revolutionize healthcare administration by allowing providers to access information from a patient’s medical file at anytime from anywhere...
February 11, 2013 — Silicon Valley Medical Instruments Inc. (SVMI) was granted 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January for its HD-IVUS ultrasound...
February 11, 2013 — Vascular Nanotransfer Technologies (VNT) says it has developed the industry’s most versatile drug-coated-balloon (DCB) platform designed to deliver a wide variety of drugs for...
February 11, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected HP Enterprise Services and subcontractor, WaveMark, to deliver a $543 million real-time location system (RTLS)...
February 8, 2013 — While amyloid imaging may now be most associated with detecting plaques in the brain, it has the potential to change the way cardiac amyloidosis is diagnosed. According to...
February 8, 2013 — Identive Group Inc. announced new radio frequency identification (RFID) labels for the medical industry that are specially designed to withstand the radiation processes commonly...
February 7, 2013 — With more than 100 patients enrolled, Cook Medical has exceeded 50 percent enrollment in the Tibiopedal Access for Crossing of Infrainguinal Artery Occlusions...
February 7, 2013 — Digisonics CVIS now provides capabilities designed specifically for pediatric cath reporting. With the #1 KLAS ranked Digisonics ...
February 7, 2013 — Cardiva Medical Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Premarket Approval (PMA) for the Vascade...
February 6, 2013 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that more than 500 organizations will begin participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative...
February 6, 2013 — Patients want to play an active role in managing their healthcare — and online access to medical records is an important first step. This concept is also a requirement in Stage...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final rule Feb. 1, 2013, that will increase public disclosure of financial relationships between drug...
Catheter-based thrombectomy systems are increasingly being used to remove blood clots from vessels inside the body, often as an adjunct therapy to systemic pharmaceutical thrombolytics. ...
My job as editor of DAIC is to help readers keep tabs on the latest in cardiovascular technology and trends. With collaboration from my Editorial Advisory Board, we developed a...
