October 11, 2012 — Edwards Lifesciences Corp. announced it has completed the acquisition of BMEYE B.V., a privately held Dutch company that specializes in the development of noninvasive technology for advanced hemodynamic monitoring.

October 11, 2012 — With this month’s approval of the Standards and Guidelines for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), experienced cardiovascular sonographers have a new educational pathway for career advancement.

Boston Scientific Corporation has begun the United States and European launch of its Victory guidewire, designed to facilitate crossing of resistant lesions and the placement and exchange of balloon catheters or other interventional devices within the peripheral vasculature.  The company expects to launch the product in other international markets later this year and in 2013, subject to regulatory approvals.

New research from the Netherlands suggests tiny microbubbles can be used to more effectively deliver a blood clot busting drug to patients while they are in the ambulance during acute heart attack.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Boston Scientific Corp. regulatory approval for its S-ICD System, the world's first commercially available subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD). It sits entirely just below the skin without the need for implantable lead to be placed inside the heart. 

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