January 26, 2009 - Vascular Solutions Inc. recently launched its D-Stat Dry Wrap hemostatic bandage, a pre-cut version of its D-Stat Dry hemostat, designed specifically for the control of bleeding around indwelling lines.

January 26, 2009 - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. today launched the Carpentier-Edwards Physio II mitral valve repair ring at the 45th annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Francisco.

The new therapy represents the next generation of the Carpentier-Edwards Physio ring heart valve repair device.

January 23, 2009 - Isotechnika Inc. said yesterday that partner Atrium Medical Corp. has completed patient enrollment for their CONFIRM 1, First-in-Man (FIM) drug-coated coronary stent clinical trial evaluating Atrium's CINATRA voclosporin-coated coronary stent system.

January 19, 2009 – Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show for the first time bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack, a study published in the journal Radiology revealed.

January 23, 2009 - ATS Medical Inc. (ATS) is sponsoring "Frontiers in Cryoablation," a symposium designed to provide a unique forum for sharing experiences among physician attendees, to be held during the 45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Jan. 24-28, 2009 in San Francisco.

ATS Medical's Cryoablation Scientific Advisory Board members will lead the open discussion in a question and answer format. The symposium will be held on Sunday, Jan. 25th at 7:00 pm at the Marriott San Francisco.

January 22, 2009 – McKesson won a contract with the Baptist Healthcare System for the management of its physician revenue cycle designed to help affiliated physician staff address operational and revenue challenges.

January 22, 2009 - Delivering clot-busting drugs with an ultrasound-enhanced delivery system could reduce the amount of drugs needed to break up dangerous blood clots in the legs and pelvis, according to discussions surrounding a live case demonstration at the 21st annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET).

January 22, 2008 - Engineers at Purdue and Stanford universities recently created stretchable electrodes to study how cardiac muscle cells, neurons and other cells react to mechanical stresses from heart attacks, traumatic brain injuries and other diseases.

The devices are made by injecting a liquid alloy made of indium and gallium into thin microchannels between two sheets of a plastic polymer, said Babak Ziaie, a Purdue associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Cell cultures are grown on top of the new “stretchable cell culture platform.”

January 22, 2009 - Flexible Stenting Solutions Inc. said this week it received CE Mark for its FlexStent Femoropopliteal Self Expanding Stent System.

Stent sizes include a complete matrix of 5, 6, 7 and 8 mm diameters with 30 through 150 mm lengths in a 6 French delivery system.

January 22, 2009- NewCardio Inc., a cardiac diagnostic and services company, announced its membership in the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium (CSRC), a broad-based collaboration of medical product safety experts from academia, industry and the FDA.

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