October 9, 2007 - W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced that the FDA granted approval for the use of GORE HELEX Septal Occluder with a modified catheter delivery system indicated for the...
October 9, 2007 - Luna Innovations Inc. has entered into a joint marketing alliance agreement with Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Terumo CVS), in which Luna and Terumo CVS will market Luna’s...
October 9, 2007 - Biophan Technologies Inc., a developer of biomedical technology, announced it has closed the $11 million cash sale of a portion of its patents to Medtronic and it will invest $1....
October 9, 2007 - Medtronic Inc. will provide a synopsis of clinical data on the Endeavor Drug Eluting Coronary Stent to be presented to an FDA Advisory Panel on October 10, 2007, which will...
October 9, 2007 - Physio-Control Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., will introduce the LUCAS Chest Compression System in the United States through an exclusive distribution...
October 9, 2007 - Ascent Healthcare Solutions announced that the FDA has cleared two Ascent 510(k) submissions to reprocess specific Medtronic and Guidant cardiac stabilization and positioner...
October 9, 2007 - OmniSonics Medical Technologies Inc. has received clearance from the FDA to market its catheter based OmniWave Endovascular System for the infusion of physician specified fluids...
October 9, 2007 – Medtronic Inc. today announced that it has begun enrolling in the PRECEDE-HF clinical trial that will evaluate Medtronic’s proprietary Cardiac Compass and OptiVol Fluid Status...
October 9, 2007 - From a snippet of a patient’s skin, researchers have grown blood vessels in a laboratory and then implanted them to restore blood flow around the patient’s damaged arteries and...
October 8, 2007 - Enova Medical Technologies said today it developed new LED technology for cordless surgical headlights reaching light output levels exceeding 200,000 lux at 14 inches....
October 8, 2007 - Drug-eluting stents were found to be most effective in reducing the need for repeat angioplasty procedures or bypass surgery in angioplasty patients at the ‘highest risk for a...
October 5, 2007 - InSite One Inc. recently announced the signing of a co-marketing agreement with Technology Imaging Services (TIS), aiming to provide TIS and their clients with a comprehensive...
October 5, 2007 – Royal Philips Electronics announced it will acquire U.S.-based Raytel Cardiac Services, a division of Raytel Medical Corp., and other ancillary operations from SHL Telemedicine...
October 4, 2007 – The Cleveland Clinic announced Oct. 3 its Top 10 Medical Innovations list, highlighting technologies which will likely have a big impact on healthcare in 2008, including...
October 4, 2007 – The acute success rate in patients treated for atrial fibrillation with the Niobe magnetic navigation system by Stereotaxis was 93 percent, announced Xu Chen, M.D., of the...
October 4, 2007 – Aloka recently announced that the company will unveil three new models of its ProSound Systems, the ProSound alpha 7, the ProSound 3500SX and the ProSound 6, aiming to provide...
October 3, 2007 - Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center announced that they have developed a technique to use coronary CTA in asymptomatic patients...
October 3, 2007 - Crux Biomedical Inc., a medical device firm, announced it recently completed the first implant in the United States of the Crux IVC Filter, as part of its strategy to deliver an...
October 3, 2007 - The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) today issued a 10-step action plan to address the factors that may lead to inappropriate medication use and potential...
