Zoll’s RescueNet 12-Lead is a free and versatile transmission system that allows healthcare providers to receive and manage 12-lead ECGs from just about anywhere.  It is browser based for maximum flexibility and universal access. RescueNet 12-lead data can be accessed via e-mail, fax, computer, tablet, or handheld simultaneously. The system is safe and effective for hospitals.  All information is encrypted and password protected, and supports customer compliance requirements with HIPAA and HITECH.

Blood pressure (BP) monitoring technology specialist SunTech Medical will unveil its new cardiac stress BP device at the American College of Cardiology 2013 Scientific Session, March 9-11 in San Francisco.

Preventice Inc. will showcase its breakthrough mobile health solutions for remote patient monitoring, patient education and patient engagement technologies at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting, March 9-11, 2013 in San Francisco.

OrbusNeich announced that OrbusNeich Medical GmbH has commenced patent infringement actions in Germany and The Netherlands against Boston Scientific Corp. and its distribution affiliates in those countries. The complaint alleges Boston Scientific infringed two European patents covering certain novel stent designs.

Specialists at Stony Brook Medicine’s Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center (CVC) are treating patients with a new generation of blood clot removal devices that show promise in successfully revascularizing stroke patients, including those with large vessel blockages. The Solitaire Flow Restoration Device and the Trevo device, approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012 to treat stroke caused by the sudden obstruction of a brain blood vessel (acute ischemic stroke) showed improved results over a previous standard and first generation clot-removal device in clinical trials.



Medtronic Inc. announced European CE (Conformité Européenne) mark approval for its Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System with transapical delivery catheter. The system is indicated to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).



The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) today launched Medical Device Tax Watch, a website dedicated to raising awareness of efforts of some medical device manufacturers to pass the costs of the medical device excise tax (MDET) to American hospitals, healthcare providers and patients. The new site will be a resource for hospitals and a tool for monitoring the device marketplace, and can be found at www.devicetaxwatch.com.


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