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August 10, 2011 – In the 3.0 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance (MR) marketplace, patient compliance often impacts image quality and patient throughput. As the only 3.0T MR system designed to improve patient compliance and comfort while offering advanced radiology capabilities, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.’s new Vantage Titan 3.0T open-bore MR has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. The new system is the only 3.0T MR offering patient-friendly features such as noise reduction, a wide and open bore, feet-first imaging and Toshiba’s proprietary contrast-free techniques.
August 10, 2011
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August 9, 2011 — Boston Scientific Corp. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud case in connection with the 2004 recall of one of the company’s coronary stent systems.
August 09, 2011
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August 9, 2011 — Acist Medical Systems Inc., a Bracco Group company and provider of advanced contrast injection system technology for cardiovascular angiography, announced that its’ Contrast Delivery System has been used to help diagnose and treat 10 million patients.
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August 9, 2011 — The American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 annual scientific sessions will be held Nov. 12-16, in Orlando, Fla.
August 09, 2011
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August 8, 2011 – Edwards Lifesciences announced the global launch of the Carpentier-Edwards Physio Tricuspid Annuloplasty Ring for the treatment of tricuspid valve insufficiency. The company received both 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE mark for European sales of the device.
August 08, 2011
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August 8, 2011 — Elsevier, provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced its Braunwald's Heart Disease Practice Guides App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the App Store.
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August 8, 2011, — Cambridge Heart announced that the Freeport, Maine Fire Department has applied for a federal grant to establish firefighter screenings for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) risk using the company’s Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) non-invasive diagnostic test.
August 08, 2011
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August 5, 2011 – New software aimed at making computed tomography (CT) safer for patients estimates the radiation risk based on age, gender and size rather than using the current “one size fits all” approach. The software program, tested on more than 6,500 scans, was introduced at the 2011 Joint Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP).
August 05, 2011
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August 5, 2011 — Heart failure circulatory support system maker Thoratec Corp. announced it acquired the medical business of ventricular assist device (VAD) maker Levitronix Medical. The company developed a pediatric VAD, which is currently pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. Levitronix was purchased in a cash payment of $110 million, as well as potential future cash earnout payments of up to $40 million.
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August 5, 2011 — BridgePoint Medical Inc., a Minnesota-based medical device company, has enrolled its first patient in the Peripheral Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions (PFAST-CTOs) study.
August 05, 2011
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August 5, 2011 — Vessix Vascular Inc. (formerly known as Minnow Medical Inc.), developer of novel percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) balloon catheter technology for peripheral leg vessels, announced it has completed a $23 million Series B preferred stock financing.
August 05, 2011
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August 5, 2011 — Christiana Care Health System's William S. Weintraub, M.D., the John H. Ammon chair of cardiology and director of Christiana Care Center for Outcomes Research, is now serving as president-elect of the American Heart Association Great Rivers Affiliate board of directors.
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August 5, 2011 – Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago will install Merge Healthcare’s iConnect software suite (vendor-neutral archive [VNA], access and share) at its 270-bed facility.
August 05, 2011
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August 5, 2011 — BG Medicine Inc., a company specializing in novel, biomarker-based diagnostics, will present results from several studies utilizing its galectin-3 test at the upcoming European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2011. The conference will be held Aug. 27-31, in Paris, France.
August 05, 2011
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August 3, 2011 — Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) is the nation's first pediatric hospital to both surgically implant and later explant a mechanical ventricular assist device (VAD) inside the chest of a teen with chronic heart failure. The procedure acted as a bridge to recovery, avoiding heart transplantation.
August 03, 2011