Boston Scientific's ALTRUA family of pacemakers is the first Boston Scientific-branded pacemaker to treat bradycardia.

May 9, 2008 - The FDA cleared Boston Scientific's ALTRUA family of pacemakers, a day after the European approval of ALTRUA was announced,launched and received CE Mark approval for its ALTRUA family of pacemakers, which enables the company to introduce its first Boston Scientific-branded pacemaker to treat bradycardia.

May 9, 2008 – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final National Coverage Decision (NCD) to reimburse the CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) as part of FDA studies that meet CMS specifications, marking a reversal of a 1986 National Non-Coverage Decision for the artificial heart.

“Our decision revises a long-standing non-coverage policy and allows beneficiary access to this advanced technology,” said CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems. “Our decision also encourages the completion of FDA post-approval studies.”

May 9, 2008 – Philips started shipping the upgrade Xcelera R2.2, a new version of the Xcelera multimodality cardiology image management, analysis and reporting solution, designed to offer enhanced functionality and greater workflow efficiency.

Xcelera R2.2 is a centralized system that addresses efficiency and workflow challenges, while helping caregivers manage the variety of examinations and procedures their patients undergo while receiving cardiac care.

May 9, 2008 – The FDA cleared the Strada Carotid Guiding Sheath, a flexible tube for physicians to deliver balloon catheters, stents and other tools to open blockages in the carotid arteries.

The Strada Carotid Guiding Sheath, which also received European CE Mark approval, is designed specifically to provide easier and faster access to challenging carotid anatomy.

May 9, 2008 – The FDA approved Covidien’s contrast delivery system with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, integrating the technology to create a system that is designed to enhance patient safety by reducing the risk of medical errors in radiology departments.

Philips offered new disposable adult ECG leadwire electrodes to help with infection control May 3-8 at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses National Teaching Institute in Chicago.

Medical gas and vacuum products maker Ohio Medical Corp. released its new Push-To-Set Digital vacuum regulators product line May 5 at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses National Teaching Institute. A problem associated with setting medical suction pressures is that many clinicians often forget to "occlude the flow" while adjusting the vacuum level to verify accurate maximum vacuum pressure settings. The result of overlooking the occlusion step is inadvertently oversuctioning the patient with dangerously high levels of vacuum.

At the 2008 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses National Teaching Institute, Holtech Medical displayed its new FoleyManometer LV to help monitor intra-abdominal pressure (IAP).

The Strada Carotid Guiding Sheath is designed specifically to provide easier and faster access to challenging carotid anatomy.

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