September 28, 2012 — Boston Scientific Corp. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Emerge percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon dilatation catheter, and has begun marketing the device in the United States.

Medtronic Inc. announced it has received CE mark for its Medtronic CoreValve Evolut 23 mm valve, its latest self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system.

Boston Scientific has launched the Promus Element Plus BTK (Below The Knee) everolimus-eluting stent system in European countries for the treatment of certain severe peripheral artery lesions. The drug-eluting stent (DES) has CE mark approval for both monorail and over-the-wire (OTW) versions and will be available immediately.

The average age of installed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners in the United States has increased from eight years in 2007 to 10.9 years in 2011, according to a new market research report by IMV Medical Information Division.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has certified Lumedx software as fully interoperable between four ACC NCDR registries. Lumedx, a leading provider of integrated cardiovascular imaging and information systems, is currently the only software vendor offering this level of interoperability.

Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc. announced they will unveil the RadiForce RX440, a new 4 MP (2,560 x 1,600 native resolution) color LCD monitor, and the GX540, a 5 MP (2,048 x 2,560 native resolution) monochrome LCD, at the 2012 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Subscribe to
© Copyright Wainscot Media. All Rights Reserved.
Subscribe Now