November 1, 2011 – Claret Medical Inc. said its Montage System has received CE mark approval as the world's first complete system of filtration to protect both carotid arteries simultaneously. The 6 French catheter is delivered via radial or brachial access, providing complete neuro protection during intravascular procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI). The unique design of the Montage System not only provides neuro-protection from debris, but also captures and removes potential stroke-causing embolic material from the body.

November 1, 2011 – Volcano Corp., a developer and manufacturer of intravascular diagnosis and therapy guidance tools, said revenues for the third quarter of 2011 increased 18 percent versus the third quarter of 2010.

November 1, 2011 – The Angiographic and Imaging Core Laboratories of the Clinical Trials Center (CTC) at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) in New York have formed a collaborative alliance with the Angiographic Core Laboratory of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HFMP). Led by distinguished physicians Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey J. Popma and Gary S. Mintz, the collaborative research alliance will be known as CRFiCOR.