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.
NEC Electronics America Inc. introduced two new color, 21.3-inch diagonal amorphous-silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) modules for medical imaging applications.
February 2008 - The body regulates its core temperature by reducing the blood flow to the extremities, but anesthesia ...
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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 28, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. said today the FDA cleared the new open-bore 1.5T Vantage Titan ...
MEDecision Inc. introduced Alineo, a collaborative healthcare management platform for addressing case management, disease management and utilization management.
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January 28, 2008 – Medtronic Inc. has launched a clinical trial to confirm the safety and efficacy of the Medtronic ...
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.
The FDA granted Ethicon Inc. an expanded indication for EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human), which is one of the first fibrin sealants available as an adjunct to hemostasis for use in surgery, when control of bleeding by standard surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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.
Monitoring system maker Mennen Medical said an additional monitor, the VitaLogik 4000 Series, will soon be available for ...
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.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
A new line of functional and comfortable tracheostomy tube holders that are offered with designs for babies, kids and ...
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 28, 2008 - Arbor Surgical Technologies Inc. closed a $20 million dollar Series C financing round led by ...