Hospitals today need software fast enough to accommodate high-volume clinical areas like cardiology, surgery and peripheral vascular, while providing flexibility for the unique needs of all departments, and LUMEDX said its new scheduling system meets these demands.

Boston Scientific's TAXUS Express2 Atom paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system is a drug-eluting stent (DES) specifically designed for treating small coronary vessels. The TAXUS Express2 Atom Stent System is the only DES approved by the FDA for use in vessels as small as 2.25 mm in diameter, Boston Scientific said.

The Taxus Express 2 Atom received FDA approval in the fall of 2008.

Navilyst Medical offers an enhanced PICC Convenience Kitting and a new Xcela Power Injectable Port catheter provide a means for long-term delivery of fluids and medications including chemotherapy, and a new EZ Huber Safety Infusion Set offers a dual-action safety mechanism designed to reduce the risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure.

Micrus Endovascular Corp. launched the Cerecyte and stretch-resistant versions of its DeltaPaq microcoil system for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms.

The FDA granted approval for Covidien’s generic kit for the preparation of technetium Tc99m Sestamibi injection use for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging.

Q-Stress 4.0 by Cardiac Science features new Q-Exchange connectivity, which reportedly enhances bi-directional data communication and increases the amount of data that can be sent and received.

The system’s new features include easily customizable summary reports and a ramped protocol generator based on MET or Watts and time duration. The system’s customization capabilities make it possible to structure and fine-tune testing to meet a clinician’s needs.

Concentric Medical’s V series of Merci Retrievers is available in multiple configurations and sizes to match patient anatomy to remove blood clots and help restore blood flow in patients who have suffered ischemic strokes.

Micrus Endovascular Corp. initiated its worldwide launch of Neuropath guide catheter line, designed with a highly flexible and visible tip so neurointerventionalists can gain better vessel access and greater vessel selection in treating patients with complex anatomies.

Physio-Control's LIFEPAK 20e defibrillator/monitor is an enhancement of the LIFEPAK 20 defibrillator/monitor, offering a more powerful Lithium-ion battery that doubles ECG monitoring time and the run time of other parameters such as noninvasive pacing and pulse oximetry.

Stereotaxis Inc. said the FDA cleared its magnetically tipped PowerAssert radiofrequency (RF) guide wire to cross chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in the peripheral vasculature.

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