Engager TAVI valve

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.

Corindus Vascular Robotics will showcase its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared CorPath 200 Vascular Robotic-Assisted System at the American College of Cardiology 2013 meeting, March 9-11.

Strain imaging for echo is increasingly being recommended to assist in assessing cancer patients at risk for heart disease. Strain Imaging can provide valuable information when monitoring patients for cardiotoxicity resulting from therapies used to treat cancer.

 

Schiller's new medilog AR12 plus ECG Holter recorder includes enhanced features such as P-wave detection for atrial analysis, patient movement pattern recognition by on-board three-axis accelerometers, and special purpose noise suppression circuitry optimized for electrocardiogram (ECG).  The system also offers a color display,? hook-up impedance test and built-in microphone.?

 

The Schiller 12-Lead ECG MS-2015 unites precision, performance and a sophisticated but simplified user interface.  

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