Vascular Solutions Inc. recently launched the Axis Wire, a 0.035-inch specialty guidewire that combines an extra stiff proximal shaft with a long super-floppy distal tip.

Cook Medical recently launched the EVOLUTION-Shortie Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set, a tool for venous entry during cardiac lead extraction procedures, an extension of the company’s EVOLUTION mechanical extraction sheath technology.

The FDA has cleared Medtronic’s Attain StarFix OTW (over-the-wire) lead (Model 4195), an active fixation left-heart lead for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

The FDA recently cleared Boston Scientific Corp.’s PROMUS Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System and Abbott Vascular’s XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, both for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

The PROMUS Stent is a private labeled XIENCE V Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System manufactured by Abbott and distributed by Boston Scientific under an agreement executed prior to the 2006 acquisition of the former Guidant Corp. by Boston Scientific.

Spectranetics Corp. recently announced the availability of its LLD EZ Lead Locking Device (LLD) for the removal of nonfunctional or infected pacing and defibrillation leads. The LLD EZ is designed to enable physicians to secure the entire lead creating traction to enable the removal process.

Philips Healthcare has developed a hand-carried ultrasound with reportedly advanced imaging quality. The CX50 CompactXtreme was released in 2009. Primarily designed for echocardiography, the CX50 was designed with many of the same features of the iE33 echocardiography system, providing clinicians a portable ultrasound that can be used for diagnosis.

LUMEDX Corp. offers the CardioPACS 5.0, the latest version of its cardiology PACS software.

The multimodality, Web-enabled and vendor-neutral CardioPACS 5.0 offers new ways to manage images and data with a fully integrated suite of applications and modules.
With CardioPACS 5.0, physicians can view diagnostic-quality images in real time from any network-connected PC in any location the OR, cath lab, or in their offices, remote outreach or mobile clinics.

September 2, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today said five new products are scheduled to be introduced over the next few months.

September 2, 2008 - The safety debate about drug-eluting stents (DES) is still ongoing and in these times of uncertainty about DES safety, a new study has shown DES markedly improves long-term survival, compared to modern bare-metal stents (BMS) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

September 2, 2008 – The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) released new guidelines for how doctors should handle an acute pulmonary embolism (PE), during its 2008 Congress in Munich, Germany today.

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