Fluke Biomedical's product line of defibrillator and pacemaker analyzer technologies includes the Impulse 6000D Defibrillator Analyzer and the Impulse 7000DP Defibrillator/Pacer Analyzer, which are designed to be rugged, portable test instrumentation for biomedical technical professionals to ensure proper operation and ultimate performance of critical life-support cardiac resuscitation equipment.

February 4, 2008 - Heart conditions cost $76 billion to treat in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

February 1, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. has received approval from the FDA for the Endeavor Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System to be used in the treatment of coronary artery disease.

February 1, 2008 - Medical Ventures Corp. signed an agreement to acquire two vascular product development companies, which the company expects will bring several new vascular therapies into its product pipeline and provide short and long-term revenue opportunities.

February 1, 2008 - Abbott has received reimbursement approval in France for its XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, the first drug eluting stent to demonstrate clinical superiority over another drug eluting stent in a randomized clinical trial, according to the manufacturer.

The French Health Authority (Haute Autorite de Sante) granted XIENCE V an ASA Level IV medical benefit rating (Amelioration du Service Attendu). Abbott’s XIENCE V drug eluting stent will become available to all public and private hospitals throughout France in February.

February 1, 2008 - Stentys' bifurcated stent was successfully implanted recently into a 49-year-old male patient at the ThoraxCenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, marking the sixth successful implantation of the Stentys bifurcated stent platform.

February 1, 2008 - NightHawk Radiology will be a radiology provider for the High-Risk Plaque Initiative (HRP Initiative), a joint research effort to advance the understanding and management of high-risk plaque, which is believed to be the primary underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes.

January 31, 2008 - Stentys' bifurcated stent was successfully implanted recently into a 49-year-old male patient at the ThoraxCenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, marking the sixth successful implantation of the bifurcated stent platform, according to the company.

January 30, 2008 - Aporo Biomedical signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with mNEMOSCIENCE GmbH for its proprietary biodegradable shape memory polymers (BIO-SMP), enabling Aporo to offer devices with biodegradable closure features for treating structural heart diseases such as PFO and ASD.

January 30, 2008 - Cardica Inc.’s C-Port Distal Anastomosis Systems will be used in two courses to train cardiothoracic surgeons at the 2008 STS University, during the 44th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

In addition to the C-Port systems, the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System will also be shown. Cardica’s C-Port systems are designed to allow surgeons to automate distal anastomosis, replacing traditional hand-sewn sutures.

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