October 27, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. last week said the FDA approved its Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail Endoprosthesis for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease who are at high risk for surgery.

The device is the leading carotid stent in Europe and other international markets, Boston Scientific said. The company said it plans to launch the product immediately in the U.S.

October 27, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. last week announced the U.S. market launch of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft on the Xcelerant Delivery System, which makes minimally-invasive treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms easier to perform.

October 27, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., said last week it received 510(K) clearance from the FDA for the Prelude Short Sheath Introducer, which is used primarily for access to dialysis fistulas and grafts.

The company said the device provides several advantages for clinicians, including a marker tip to easily identify the exact placement of the device and an angled large-bore side arm for enhanced removal of blood clots. It will replace an existing product that is currently manufactured by an outside vendor.

October 27, 2008 – Last week the FDA approved the Endologix Inc. IntuiTrak Delivery System used for the minimally invasive deployment of the Powerlink stent graft, which is indicated for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

October 27, 2008 - Philips Healthcare has begun shipping its compact ultrasound unit, the CX50.

The CX50 was designed for bedside exams, with technologies that reportedly provide premium image quality for clear, diagnostic data, even on technically challenging patients. The CX50 system can be hand-carried where needed, maneuvered on a specially designed cart or wheeled in a travel case.

The Discovery CT750 HD is reportedly the first high-definition CT system, aiming to improve image quality across the heart and body with less radiation dose. High Definition Cardiac CT imaging enables clinicians to accurately quantify coronary stenosis, reduce cardiac radiation dose up to 83 percent on patients and reduce artifacts from calcium blooming.

Visage Imaging Inc. has new clinical applications and tools for 2D, 3D, and 4D visualization and post processing designed to offer more cost-effective real-time medical image data processing with integrated enterprise 3D visualization.

Aquarius iNtuition represents a paradigm shift in 3D visualization. Client-based advanced visualization has come of age: Through Aquarius iNtuition, TeraRecon delivers workstation-class applications to regular PCs or PACS stations throughout the department and enterprise through the convenience of a thin client platform.

October 23, 2008 - Premier Purchasing Partners signed a new agreement for cardiac ultrasound contrast media with Lantheus Medical Imaging of North Billerica, MA.

October 23, 2008 - SynCardia announced that on Oct. 15, Dr. Lars Wiklund, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, led a surgical team in implanting the CardioWest temporary total artificial heart into a 31-year-old male patient, making it the first Swedish implant of the device.

Dr. Ulf Kjellman, head of the hospital’s ventricular assist device (VAD) program, performed the implant.

Subscribe to
© Copyright Wainscot Media. All Rights Reserved.
Subscribe Now