July 6, 2007 - CardioTech International Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its Gish Biomedical Inc. subsidiary in a stock transaction to Medos Medizintechnik AG (Medos) for nearly $7.5 million in a move that will allow CardioTech to invest the proceeds in its growth initiatives.

July 5, 2007 - Agfa HealthCare presented its completely integrated CVIS-radiology PACS with full-featured echocardiography image and reporting capabilities at the 18th annual American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Scientific Sessions in June 2007 in Seattle, WA, USA.

July 5, 2007 – Covidien Ltd., formerly known as Tyco Healthcare, recently spun off from Tyco International, began trading on July 2 at the New York and Bermuda Stock Exchanges, marking its debut as an independent diversified healthcare products company.

July 5, 2007 — Vascular Solutions, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to launch the Gopher support catheter in the United States.

The Gopher catheter is designed to assist in the passage of interventional devices through arterial lesions by utilizing a unique rotational force. The Gopher catheter will be available in both 3 French and 2 French sizes and is part of Vascular Solutions' specialty catheter product line.

July 5, 2007 – The FDA has cleared Spectranetics Corp. to market its TURBO-Booster product for the treatment of arterial stenoses and occlusions in the leg, a peripheral laser catheter that functions as a guiding catheter facilitating directed ablation of blockages in the main arteries at or above the knee.

July 3, 2007 - Ivivi Technologies Inc., a non-invasive, electrotherapeutic technology developer, announced that it has completed enrollment of 30 patients participating in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial utilizing its pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) technology to treat patients with ischemic cardiomyopathies conducted at The Cleveland Clinic Florida.

July 3, 2007 - Vascular Solutions Inc. announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for the Gopher support catheter, a catheter designed to assist in the passage of interventional devices through arterial lesions by utilizing a rotational force.
The Gopher catheter is designed designed to meet specific needs of physicians performing interventional percutaneous procedures in coronary and peripheral arteries, such as facilitating the passing of an angioplasty balloon in challenging coronary interventions.

July 3, 2007 - CryoCor, Inc. and Boston Scientific Corporation announced on June 28 a strategic collaboration in the field of cryoablation for treating cardiac arrhythmias, in which they will co-develop therapeutic solutions for atrial fibrillation, or Afib.

July 3, 2007 - TeraRecon, Inc. announced that Fovia and certain persons now or previously associated with it agreed to pay undisclosed but significant sums, including royalty payments relating to past activities and royalties on future activities to TeraRecon, to settle a lawsuit pertaining to 3-D imaging technology filed by TeraRecon against Fovia and certain employees in October of 2005.

July 2, 2007 - New research published in the July issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery indicates that arterial blockages in legs from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) represent such a high burden of atherosclerotic plaque that they may cause the blood flowing through "diseased" territory to become more "thick" and prone to form clots.

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