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January 28, 2008 - A new multi-center, international clinical trial that compares the safety and effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to open surgery for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), indicates that TEVAR (the less invasive endovascular graft) is a promising treatment option for many patients.
January 28, 2008
Technology
Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. has assembled 42 brushes in designing its endoscopic instrument cleaning brush kit ...
January 28, 2008Technology
Janssen-Cilag International NV announced IONSYS (fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system), a new needle-free system ...
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February 2008 - The body regulates its core temperature by reducing the blood flow to the extremities, but anesthesia ...
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January 29, 2008 - The Medicines Company received the European Commission�s authorization of an expanded use for ...
January 28, 2008Technology
A new line of functional and comfortable tracheostomy tube holders that are offered with designs for babies, kids and ...
January 27, 2008Sponsored Content
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January 28, 2008 - MediGuide signed an agreement with Medtronic for co-development of medical positioning system-enabled products, providing Medtronic products with GPS-like navigation capabilities to enhance various procedures.
January 27, 2008Technology
GE partnered with anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians and other fields of medicine to design new editions of its LOGIQ e compact and a new edition of the LOGIQ Book XP Enhanced compact, as part of its Breakthrough 2008 ultrasound releases. GE introduced these dedicated systems with features and software streamlined for emerging care areas of ultrasound.
January 27, 2008News
January 28, 2008 - Terumo Interventional Systems launches the AZUR Peripheral HydroCoil Embolization System for the occlusion of blood vessels, vascular malformations and aneurysms, extending its interventional device portfolio.
January 27, 2008Sponsored Content
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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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Terumo Interventional Systems offers the AZUR Peripheral HydroCoil Embolization System for the occlusion of blood vessels, vascular malformations and aneurysms, extending its interventional device portfolio.
January 27, 2008Technology
Cheetah Medical Inc. said the FDA cleared for marketing the Reliant, a portable cardiac output monitor that provides a noninvasive window to cardiac and hemodynamic function.
January 27, 2008News
January 28, 2008 - Arbor Surgical Technologies Inc. closed a $20 million dollar Series C financing round led by ...
January 27, 2008Sponsored Content
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When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
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MEDecision Inc. introduced Alineo, a collaborative healthcare management platform for addressing case management, disease management and utilization management.
January 27, 2008News
January 28, 2008 - Inverness Medical Innovations will acquire Matria Healthcare, Inc. for approximately $1.18 billion, consisting of approximately $900 million to acquire the Matria shares of common stock and assumption of approximately $280 million of Matria's indebtedness outstanding, which will further Inverness' approach of bringing its proprietary diagnostic products into the home.
January 27, 2008Technology
BD Gets FDA Clearance of Two-Hour Test to Identify Superbug in Patients with Positive Blood Cultures
BD Diagnostics said it received clearance from the FDA for the BD GeneOhm StaphSR assay, which the company says is the first test to rapidly and simultaneously identify two deadly healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) - Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - from patients with positive blood cultures.
January 27, 2008