October 25, 2007 - Global Therapeutics, a Cook Medical company, said at TCT 2007 it will begin a clinical trial using AVI-5126, a next generation antisense drug. It will be included in a kit containing a bare metal stent and a site-specific catheter for drug delivery. In addition, Cook Medical has introduced a new lead extraction device named the “Evolution.”

October 25, 2007 - Paieon Inc. demonstrated at TCT 2007 the CardiOp-StentOptimizer, a real-time imaging solution designed to provide detection of suboptimal stent deployment or confirm appropriate deployment for cardiovascular procedures.

StentOptimizer performs post deployment analysis for detecting stent underexpansion and incomplete stent apposition. StentOptimizer provides: stent enhancement; automatic edge detection of stent and vessel; immediate post-deployment results - identification of gaps between stent and vessel.

October 25, 2007 - GE Healthcare displayed its SnapShot Pulse technology designed to maintain high computed tomography (CT) image quality while reducing a patient’s radiation exposure by up to 70 percent per scan for Cardiovascular CT, at TCT 2007.

October 25, 2007 - Abiomed Inc. announced for the first time, at TCT 2007, that the Impella 2.5 PROTECT I safety trial for patients with high-risk PCI met all primary and secondary endpoints and showed very low adverse event rates.

October 24, 2007 — Drug-eluting balloons could offer a viable alternative to drug-eluting stents (DES) in the treatment of coronary artery disease, according to research results from two studies presented today at TCT 2007, in which one of the studies marked the first direct comparison between DES and drug eluting balloons.

October 24, 2007 – During a live demonstration at TCT 2007 of CoreValve’s 18-French ReValving System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR), cardiologists performed the implantation of the device in a high-risk patient suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

October 24, 2007 - Presented at the TCT 2007 meeting, a pooled analysis of safety data from Medtronic’s ENDEAVOR clinical program affirmed the superior safety of the Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent compared to Medtronic’s bare metal stent, Driver, indicating comparable safety to a bare-metal stent.

October 24, 2007 - Spectranetics Corp. announced at TCT 2007 that its CELLO (CLiRpath Excimer Laser System to Enlarge Lumen Openings) clinical trial exceeded the targeted primary endpoint by achieving significant tissue removal and demonstrating the ability of laser ablation facilitated by the TURBO-Booster to restore blood flow in the superficial femoral artery.

October 25, 2007 - Cordis Corp. announced at TCT 2007 the U.S. and European launch of Cordis’s next generation carotid stent system, the PRECISE PRO RX Nitinol Self-Expanding Stent, designed to treat clogged neck arteries and enable more efficient manipulation of the catheter and guidewire during stenting procedures and better crossability.

October 25, 2007 – Ceremed's Ostene, designed to stop bone bleeding in surgery, reportedly does not interfere with bone healing or increase the risk of surgical infections, including MRSA.

This FDA approved and CE marked novel biomaterial is used in cardiac, orthopedic, and neurosurgery and has additional applications as a safe, soluble delivery vehicle for a variety of therapeutic agents, from antibiotics to bone growth factors, according to the manufacturer.

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