May 13, 2008 – Spectranetics’ excimer laser sheath safely and effectively assists removal of pacing and defibrillator leads, according to the study, “Large, Single-catheter, Single-operator Experience with Transvenous Lead Extraction: Outcomes and Changing Indications,” featured in the April issue of HeartRhythm.

May 13, 2008 - Medtronic received FDA premarket approval (PMA) for the first wave of cardiac rhythm disease management therapies under the new Vision 3D portfolio, which will comprise a full line of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-Ds), pacemakers and cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemakers (CRT-Ps) to address the needs of patients with arrhythmias, heart failure and those at risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

May 13, 2008 - Philips today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Brazilian-based Dixtal Biomédica e Tecnologia (Dixtal), a Brazilian manufacturer of in-hospital patient monitoring systems, in a move to bolster Philips’ healthcare presence in high-growth emerging markets .

May 13, 2008 - Edwards Lifesciences unveiled a new software upgrade that allows greater flexibility to trend and analyze the patient parameters using its FloTrac system at the 2008 American Association of Critical Nurses National Teaching Institute May 3-8 Chicago.

May 13, 2008 – The FDA cleared GE Healthcare’s new LightSpeed CT750 HD, said to be the world’s first high-definition CT scanner that produces images 100 times faster with up to 33 percent greater detail through the body and up to 47 percent greater detail in the heart.

CT750 HD reduces dose by up to 50 percent across the entire body and by as much as 83 percent for cardiac scans.

May 13, 2008 – Echoserve launched an online portal designed to facilitate the research, purchase and sale of diagnostic ultrasound equipment, providing unbiased third-party information along with research tools to assist consumers with critical equipment decisions.

The site aggregates product data from a variety of sources and then arranges this information to ensure accuracy and thoroughness, aiming to allow purchasers to make educated decisions.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. has rolled out a next-generation transfemoral delivery system for the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve designed for transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures.

TomTec Imaging Systems recently announced that its new CardioArena, the network and imaging solution for cardiology, will be released in 2008.

The CardioArena platform is a solution for 2D, 3D and 4D imaging data, and serves as multimodality platform for all major medical imaging systems such as ultrasound, MRI and in the cath lab. For existing enterprise PACS and C-PACS environments, CardioArena is an add-on solution.

The FDA cleared CryoLife’s CryoValve SG pulmonary human heart valve processed with the company’s proprietary SynerGraft technology, providing a valve replacement option for children born with heart defects or for replacement surgery.

CryoLife’s proprietary SynerGraft technology is designed to remove allogeneic donor cells and cellular remnants from the valve without compromising the integrity of the underlying collagen matrix.

The Promote RF CRT-D and Current RF ICD feature InvisiLink radiofrequency (RF) telemetry for reportedly secure, wireless communication between the implanted device and the programmer, have extended their reach with the new Durata lead.

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