June 28, 2013 — Maquet Cardiovascular LLC announced it has acquired LAAx Inc., a privately held company that has developed a unique mechanical occlusion device called the TigerPaw System II. When implanted, TigerPaw II safely and effectively occludes the left atrial appendage (LAA).

June 28, 2013 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced CE mark approval of its next-generation quadripolar device, the Quadra Assura MP cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D).

Sorin Group announced the results of the DREAM clinical trial. In this study, the sleep apnea monitoring (SAM) algorithm of Sorin Reply 200 pacemakers was validated against polysomnography, the gold standard method used to measure the severity of sleep apnea (SA). Initial data show that Reply 200 with the new SAM algorithm provides reliable screening for the risk of severe SA[1].

Validating its shock reduction research and technology, Medtronic Inc. announced the results of three clinical trials, Shock-Less, PainFree SST and ADVANCE III, which successfully employed key strategies to dramatically reduce inappropriate and unnecessary shocks in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD). The studies followed more than 7,000 patients on six continents; results were presented at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society's 34th Annual Scientific Sessions.

Boston Scientific Formio Vitalio Inliven Pacemakers EP Lab

Boston Scientific Corporation is launching a new family of pacemakers in Europe. These pacemakers monitor respiration, adjust pacing accordingly, and support insight into the patient's overall heart failure status. Comprising of the Inliven cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (CRT-P) that synchronizes the heart chambers, and the Vitalio and Formio pacing systems, the new family of devices offers clinicians a comprehensive set of tools for the management of heart failure and related comorbidities.

Digisonics will exhibit its No. 1 KLAS rated cardiology picture archive and communications system (PACS) and structured reporting solutions at this year’s American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Scientific Sessions in Minneapolis, Minn. 

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