March 24, 2008 - Researchers have developed a three-dimensional scanner that combines positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in which PET spatial resolution and signal sensitivity are not compromised and MRI images are not substantially affected.

March 25, 2008 - Researchers at Florida State University are creating artificial "mutant" proteins that mimic the human proteins used in angiogenic therapy and have enhanced stability properties, in hopes of helping to open new pathways toward treating heart disease.

March 25, 2008 - Medlogics Device Corp.s’ COBRA Coronary Stent System, a new thin, bare metal stent (BMS), received the CE Mark based on the chronic preclinical implants performed at Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute (SJTRI), which demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the stent.

March 25, 2008 - Researchers have just completed the first European case in a global clinical trial, the STABLE trial, designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith Dissection Endovascular System, a device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections.

The Smith & Nephew Digital OR is an integrated operating room solution utilizing emerging digital technologies to benefit the patient, surgical team and facility.

Medisafe America LLC will display its new Sonic Irrigator-PCF system that offers an efficient and convenient way to clean up to 10 de Vinci surgical robot EndoWrist instruments simultaneously.

The cleaning system is the company�s largest capacity, most aggressive cannulated instrument cleaning system. The SI-PCF is a fully automated floor model that also offers a convenient sonic only mode for cleaning of standard instrument trays and sets.

KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America's Image 1 HD Video Platform has been recognized by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) as a 2007 Innovation of the Year.

Image 1 offers full HD, with 1920-by-1080 resolution and acquires and displays surgical images in a 16:9 aspect ratio to provide natural endoscopic views possible. Progressive scanning at 60 frames per second aims enable surgeons to capture fast-moving objects and produce sharper still images with less distortion, especially during rapid instrument movement.

February 2008

Edwards Lifesciences will display its PediaSat oximetry catheter and FloTrac system at the 2007 ASA show.
PediaSat is designed specifically for children and continuously monitors ScvO2 (central venous oxygen saturation) from a central line. The company says it is more accurate versus CO-oximetery, and it minimizes the need for frequent diagnostic sampling, thereby decreasing potential risk of infection and blood loss.

March 24, 2008 – Doctors implanted the first CryoValve SG pulmonary human heart valve in a patient at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO, a device used for patients who have undergone pulmonary valve replacement surgery at a young age and may require another pulmonary valve replacement in adulthood.

The CryoValve SG is processed with SynerGraft technology, which is said to remove allogeneic donor cells and cellular remnants from the valve without compromising the integrity of the underlying collagen matrix.

March 24, 2008 - B. Braun Medical Inc. was recently notified that 23 lots of its blood-thinning products containing heparin sodium USP active pharmaceutical ingredient are being recalled as part of the nationwide safety recall of heparin, prompted after the FDA found contamination in raw heparin stock imported from China.

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