December 18, 2006
In a new, five-year agreement signed last week, Datascope’s InterVascular Division will become the distributor of Sorin…
December 18, 2006
The Washington Post reports that while people with implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) or pacemakers do reap…
December 18, 2006
Viking Systems Inc., a designer of 3D and 2D high-performance surgical visualization systems, has launched the Viking…
December 18, 2006
The British Standards Institute has given CE Marking to Ventracor for its VentrAssist left ventricular assist device (…
December 17, 2006
The FDA medical devices dispute resolution panel that met on Dec. 15 voted 3 to 1 to uphold a previous FDA decision…
December 17, 2006
The FDA has given CoAxia Inc. approval to move forward on a safety and feasibility study for the NeuroFlo perfusion…
December 17, 2006
Two Illinois medical centers are now ready to use the TandemHeart PTVA System from CardiacAssist: Northwestern Memorial…
December 14, 2006
Medtronic was honored at a ceremony this week that recognizes the best and brightest technology innovators in Minnesota…
December 14, 2006
The embolic protection system Boston Scientific Corp. originally designed for coronary saphenous vein graft…
December 14, 2006
Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology editor Kim Phelan spoke with Jeff Mirviss, vice president of Stent Marketing at…
December 13, 2006
Possis Medical, Inc. has closed a $2.5 million equity investment in Rafael Medical Technologies, Inc., which gives…
December 13, 2006
Physicians at the Center of Cardiac Surgery Erlangen-Nuremberg at Friedrich Alexander Hospital have initiated a new…
December 13, 2006
A new study, released today by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, shows that the minimally…
December 12, 2006
The FDA will convene a Medical Device Dispute Resolution Panel (MDDRP) on Dec. 15 to consider the first device to…
December 12, 2006
The Laboratory Services unit of Rheologics has launched a Whole Blood Viscosity (WBV) testing program for physicians.…
December 12, 2006
Cardiac Science has begun shipping its news Powerheart G3 Plus, a CPR-enhanced addition to the Powerheart automated…
December 12, 2006
MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc. has received a CE Mark extension to continue marketing its DeBakey VAD system in Europe…
December 12, 2006
Volcano Corp., Stanford University, Cardialysis and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in which Volcano will…
December 11, 2006
A strong grassroots effort among physicians played a key role in staving off a Medicare physician payment cut that…
December 11, 2006
The FDA panel that convened for an intense, two-day review of drug-eluting stents last week heard key testimony from…
