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December 5, 2010 – Additional lots lots of the AngioSculpt Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Scoring Balloon Catheters are being recalled by the AngioScore Inc. The class I recall was originally initiated in December 2009, but the FDA reissued the alert in September.
January 05, 2011
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January 5, 2011 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance for Medic Vision Ltd. to market its SafeCT product in the United States. SafeCT processes and enhances images spanning a broad range of clinical applications acquired on a wide variety of computed tomography (CT) scanners.
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January 4, 2011 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) yesterday announced the availability of registration for the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) reimbursement incentive programs.
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January 4, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an update of what medical devices it expects to be developed and brought to market within the next 10 years.
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January 4, 2011 - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a final rule to establish the permanent certification program for health information technology.
January 04, 2011
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January 4, 2011 – An automated, digital blood pressure device is now available in the United States and Canada. The Connex ProBP 3400, from Welch Allyn, fits in the palm of the hand and provides a portable option for capturing reliable blood pressure readings in virtually any hospital or primary care environment.
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January 3, 2011 — A portable viewing application that interfaces with an existing RIS/PACS/cardiology PACS for access to images and reports has been introduced.
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January 3, 2011 – Two new classes — “Advanced Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging for Technologists” and “Advanced Non-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)” — are being offered to educate technologists on the latest applications available with their Toshiba technology. They are offered by Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.’s Education Center in Irvine, Calif.
January 03, 2011
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January 3, 2011 – ev3, a Covidien company, has initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of the NanoCross .014-inch Over-the-wire (OTW) peripheral transcatheter angioplasty (PTA) dilatation catheter due to the potential for the catheter shaft to crack or break during use.
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January 3, 2011 – Arrow International, a division of Teleflex Medical, issued a class I recall, advising customers to immediately discontinue use of its Ultra 8 French intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) catheters.
January 03, 2011Feature
December 29, 2010 - Research on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to fight the battle against heart disease and stroke are among the key scientific findings that make up this year's top cardiovascular and stroke research recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
December 29, 2010
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December 29, 2010 – A new cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) has been used in Canada for the first time. The Unify CRT-D, from St. Jude Medical, offers the smallest available device footprint in the industry. The devices’ narrower shape allows for shorter incision, leading to less time spent closing the incision and a smaller scar for the patient.
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December 29, 2010 – Patient enrollment has been completed for a Phase III trial of an oral Factor Xa inhibitor. The ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 study will investigate edoxaban, by Daiichi Sankyo, for preventing strokes and systemic embolic events (SEE) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
December 29, 2010
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December 29, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a stent graft system for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The Endurant AAA Stent Graft System, from Medtronic, can be used for the minimally invasive treatment of the often fatal condition.
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December 29, 2010 – An international trial for a self-apposing stent has begun, with 50 of the total 500 patients already enrolled. The APPOSITION III trial will look at the Stentys self-apposing stent in treating acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
December 29, 2010