August 26, 2008 - Cook Medical today said 200 medical centers in the U.S. have adopted its EVOLUTION Mechanical Dilator Sheath technology, a new tool designed to remove faulty, ineffective leads in patients with cardiac pacemakers.

August 26, 2008 - Alsius Corp., manufacturer of intravascular temperature management (IVTM) therapies, today said the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to market its Solex heat exchange catheter.

Solex is a new catheter offering maximum heat exchange power from a standard neck insertion, while providing triple lumen central venous access, the company said.

August 26, 2008 - In a major landmark for advanced interventional technology to treat aortic disease, the Zenith Branch Iliac Endovascular Graft has been used to treat the world’s 1,000th patient undergoing endovascular treatment for an aorto-iliac or iliac aneurysm.

Dr. Ferdinand Serracino-Inglott, one of only 200 vascular surgeons performing this type of surgery in Europe, carried out the minimally invasive endovascular procedure at Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, U.K. The stent-graft used in this procedure was manufactured by Cook Medical.

August 25, 2008 – MedQuist announced the launch of PhysAssist IQ Web, powered by IQMax Inc., a mobile platform that enables physicians to streamline their daily workflow by putting their rounds list, schedule and patient clinical information in the palm of their hand.

The platform allows physicians to document each encounter at the point of care by using multiple wireless devices (such as "flip" phones, Smartphones, PDAs and Tablet/PCs).

August 25, 2008 - Philips will lead a new European Union (EU) funded research project called "euHeart," which uses computer models of the heart as simulation tools for doctors to predict outcomes.

August 25, 2008 - Angioplasty catheter maker AngioScore Inc. said today it submitted a citizen petition with the FDA requesting the agency deny a patent term extension (PTE) request for a patent covering rapid exchange angioplasty catheters made by Abbott Laboratories.

AngioScore’s petition argues Abbott’s PTE request is fatally flawed in several key areas and granting the PTE would subvert the key principles for which Congress created the Hatch-Waxman Act, which is the basis for the PTE request.

August 25, 2008 - The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation will host an international symposium dedicated to the current and future use of magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS), a therapeutic technology for treating a variety of medical conditions including cancer, neurological disorders and uterine fibroids.

August 26, 2008 - Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. yesterday announced the initiation of the FRANCIS (Fewer Recurrent Acute coronary events with Near-term Cardiovascular Inflammation Suppression) clinical trial to examine the impact of varespladib when administered to patients within 96 hours of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event.

Vista Hydrophilic guidewires feature .035-inch or .038-inche diameter; straight, angled or J-tip; 150 cm lengths; lubricious hydrophilic coating ; enhanced trackability; a nitinol core design that aims to provide excellent kink resistance.

Vista PTCT Guidewires feature .014-inch diameter, and are available in floppy, standard, intermediate and extra support designs. It’s also available in non-kink (NiKi) design, and available in a teflon, hydrophilic or silicone coating.

The Twin-Pass and Twin-Pass .023-inch dual access catheters feature an over-the-wire lumen and a rapid exchange lumen in one device - a second lumen when and where you need it.

The Twin-Pass catheters allow the operator to deliver a second guidewire, contrast or medication through the OTW lumen while leaving the original RX lumen in place.

U.S. federal law restricts these devices to sale by or on the order of a physician.

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