Datascope Corp. said that it has developed a new patient monitoring system called NetGuard that monitors the electrical activity of the heart (EKG) in order to protect the unmonitored hospital patient population in the event of a life-threatening heart rhythm.

October 1, 2007 - Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Siemens K.K. Japan have agreed to change the ownership interest both companies hold in their joint venture Mochida Siemens Medical Systems Co. Ltd., due to the fact that the collaboration has steadily expanded its business in the diagnostic ultrasound market in Japan, especially in the obstetrics and gynecology market where it holds a significant market share.

October 1, 2007 - Cardiatis SA announced today that physicians performed the first reportedly successful treatment of a popliteal aneurysm patient with the Cardiatis FluidSmart 3D Multilayer Braided Stent, an investigational device in the European Union, which is a next generation technology for endovascular aneurysm repair.

October 1, 2007 - BioMerieux, a developer of in vitro diagnostics, announced the launch of VIDAS NT-proBNP, a CE-approved test that helps the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure, developed by the company following a licensing agreement signed with Roche Diagnostics.

October 1, 2007 - CardioDynamics announced it has received market clearance from the FDA for new ICG clinical parameters and electronic medical record (EMR) interface capability for its BioZ Dx System, which the company hopes will contribute to earlier and more cost-effective evaluation of heart failure.

September 28, 2007 - CardioDynamics said it received market clearance from the FDA for its new BioZ Impedance Cardiography (ICG) clinical parameters and electronic medical record (EMR) interface capability for its BioZ Dx System.
The BioZ Dx is the product of a co-development partnership between the company and Philips Medical Systems that leverages each company’s technology and expertise.

September 27, 2007 - Heart experts have released new recommendations designed to increase the number of studies of critically-ill or injured patients who are likely to die without treatment.

U.S. law requires that patients be fully informed of a study's risk and agree to participate before they're enrolled in medical studies. But informed consent can be impossible to obtain from unconscious patients in emergency situations.

September 27, 2007 - Sutura Inc., a developer of minimally invasive vascular suturing devices, announced today that the first patient to receive a SuperStitch EL to close a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is showing no left-to-right shunt, demonstrating that a single stitch delivered percutaneously by a transcatheter technique is possible.

September 27, 2007 - Cleveland Clinic is hosting two upcoming Summits that will focus on medical innovation and emerging trends in cardiovascular medicine, in response to new developments driving new therapies, treatments and devices to treat cardiovascular disease.

The 5th annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit will examine trends in medical innovation and cardiovascular technologies. The conference will also feature the Cleveland Clinic’s annual selection of the “Top 10” healthcare innovations.

September 27, 2007 - UC San Diego Medical Center will break ground today for the $171 million Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center, a new 128,000-square-foot facility that includes an expansion of patient care areas of UCSD’s Thornton Hospital, which will unify UCSD’s ambulatory, clinical and inpatient heart and stroke care in one location with construction completion expected in 2010.

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