April 23, 2010 - Vendor-neutral picture archive and communication systems (PACS) are facilitating interoperability across existing modalities and networks.
April 22, 2010 โ Broadening its product scope into the peripheral artery disease market, Medtronic today received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Complete SE Vascular Stent System. The self-expanding stent is indicated for used for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the iliac arteries.
April 22, 2010 โ Instead of using a conventional spring coil design, a new guidewire uses a micro-cut nitinol sleeve for improved torque control. The Kinetix Guidewire was launched today for use in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures.
April 22, 2010 - With the proliferation of telemedicine and tereradiology services, the two fields are crossing paths on over health care networks, and in particular in image-enabled electronic health records (EHRs), also known as image exchanges.
April 22, 2010 โ Two new electrocardiogram (ECG) devices released this week aid workflow in high-volume hospital departments. Spacelabs Healthcare began the global market release its CardioExpress, SL12 and SL6 resting ECG units.
April 21, 2010 โ A stent that captures endothelial progenitor cells is now combined with thin cobalt chromium stent struts with a low profile for greater flexibility and deliverability. The Genous Bio-Engineered Cobalt Chromium Stent recently received CE mark approval for commercial release in Europe.
April 21, 2010 โ A second generation, force-sensing ablation catheter released this week in Europe, gives physicians a real-time, objective measure of contact force during the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. It includes a smaller fiber optic sensor at the tip, a force-time integral display and automatically generated summary reports of the procedure.
Telecardiology networks help improve care by connecting patients with doctors and specialists, regardless of their location. This has greatly improved access to cardiologists for patients in remote, rural areas. These networks also allow immediate consultations with pediatric congenital heart specialists at top hospitals without the need for travel.
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April 21, 2010 โ More than 100,000 amputations are performed each year in the United States on patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
