August 20, 2012 — Positron Corp. announced the use of its Attrius system at Caring Heart and Brain Imaging Inc. of Manasquan, N.J., which now offers amyvid positron emission tomography (PET) scans to identify the presence of plaque in the brain.

August 20, 2012 — Abbott today announced that the Xience Xpedition everolimus-eluting coronary stent system received CE mark in Europe for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD), and the company will immediately launch the product in CE-mark countries.

August 20, 2012 — Zoll Medical Corp., a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced that physicians at all of the 17 “Honor Roll” hospitals and all of the 50 “Best Cardiology and Heart Surgery” hospitals designated by U.S. News and World Report for 2012-2013 have prescribed the Zoll LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator for patients.


August 20, 2012 — The Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, recently became the first hospital in the world to merge two highly advanced technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) therapy.

August 17, 2012 —Xeridiem, a vertically integrated OEM that designs, develops and manufactures complex single-use medical devices, announced it will provide LoneStar Heart Inc. with design and development services for the minimally invasive delivery system for Algisyl-LVR, an implantable biopolymer for the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy.

August 17, 2012 — Jarvik Heart Inc., a privately held company that develops and manufactures cardiac assist devices, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its pivotal trial for evaluation of the Jarvik 2000 heart for destination therapy (DT), named RELIVE (Randomized Evaluation of Long-term Intraventricular VAD [ventricular assist device] Effectiveness).

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