October 27, 2009 – Invatec today said it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Mo.Ma Ultra Proximal Cerebral Protection Device for use during carotid artery stenting (CAS).

October 27, 2009 – Defibtech and Cintas Corp. will introduce the new ReviveR View automated external defibrillator (AED), which features a full-color LCD display and is the first AED to use digital video to show how to save a life of a sudden cardiac arrest victim in real-time.

Designed and manufactured by Defibtech, the ReviveR View will be sold and distributed exclusively through Cintas.

October 26, 2009 – Medtronic Foundation and Take Heart Minnesota today announced a comprehensive statewide initiative, the first in the nation, designed to increase sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates.

October 20, 2009 – St. Jude Medical Inc. today said it received European CE mark approval for the industry’s first quadripolar pacing system for cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).

October 23, 2009 – Modifying the risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with healthy lifestyle changes remains vital to one's health, note researchers in a recent issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

October 23, 2009 – The first randomized intra-arrest cooling study has been selected for presentation as a late-breaking trial during the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions in November.

October 22, 2009 – FlowCardia Inc. yesterday began its U.S. launch of the over the wire (OTW) delivery platform for the CROSSER 14S and CROSSER 14P peripheral chronic total occlusions (CTOs) recanalization catheters.

October 22, 2009 – MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC said today it received European CE mark for the company's MEGA 8 Fr. 50 cc intra-aortic balloon (IAB) catheter.

October 22, 2009 – A study in the Oct. 27 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reports early positive results of implanting the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve through a minimally invasive procedure instead of standard open-heart surgery in patients with congenital heart disease and a dysfunctional or absent pulmonary valve.

October 21, 2009 – Cook Medical is introducing six new products in parallel to provide better treatment options to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD), including new microwires, stents and angioplasty balloons that are integral to Cook’s advanced Leg Therapy Program.

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