September 12, 2008 – Navilyst Medical launched two new devices this week, 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.

The new products will be premiered at Booth 202 at the upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) in Savannah, GA this week.

September 12, 2008 - Physio-Control Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, said today it completed a voluntary, urgent medical device recall of 249 fully automatic LIFEPAK CR Plus automated external defibrillators (AEDs) because they are mis-configured with the software intended for semi-automatic AEDs.

September 12, 2008 - St. Jude Medical Inc. yesterday said the FDA cleared its SJM Confirm implantable cardiac monitor (ICM), a compact device designed to help physicians diagnose abnormal heart rhythms.

IDev Technologies’ SUPERA interwoven nitinol self-expanding stent is designed for palliative treatment of malignant strictures in the biliary tree.

Siemens Healthcare's Artis zeego reportedly offering enhanced image quality and optimized workflow.

St. Jude Medical's Confirm implantable cardiac monitor (ICM), a compact device is designed to help physicians diagnose abnormal heart rhythms.

September 11, 2008 - Advanced image-processing and 3D visualization solutions provider TeraRecon Inc. today released new innovations in its flagship Aquarius iNtuition platform at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Annual Meeting in Boston, Sept. 11-14, 2008.

September 11, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics today said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) setting out a long-term research partnership with the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, the Netherlands’ biggest university hospital, to develop new solutions for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of several major diseases.

September 11, 2008 -Cook Medical has completed enrollment in the first international clinical trial of a first-of-its-kind drug-eluting stent designed to treat arterial blockages outside the coronary arteries.

September 11, 2008 - Good Samaritan Hospital was among the first in the nation to implant a TELIGEN implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) made by Boston Scientific.

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