Guidant Corp.’s VITALITY HE implantable cardioverter defibrillator combines the small, physiologic profile and exceptional longevity with the capacity to deliver more energy to defibrillate the patient. It also provides excellent diagnostics and fast charge times.

An implantable device designed to prevent strokes and serious complications from common cardiac procedures received positive results in a preclinical study on sheep that measured safety and performance.

The Cardioblate LP Surgical Ablation System offers surgeons additional flexibility and precision in creating lesions, including full or modified Maze III procedures.

Combining all of the features of the ACIST CMS and Voyager systems onto one platform, the ACIST CVi Contrast Delivery System for cardiovascular angiographic procedures was highlighted at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) symposium.
The system is expected to be commercially available in the first quarter of 2006 or before.

Joining a new class of specialty medical devices aimed at treating peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter from AngioScore Inc. has the potential to favorably improve the clinical outcomes of a large portion of these patients.
The catheter is a line of innovative coronary and peripheral angioplasty catheters comprising an angioplasty balloon surrounded by a unique system of nitinol scoring elements. Creating focal concentrations of dilating force, the scoring elements score arterial lesions as the balloon expands.

Centering on the themes of enterprise workflow, open standards and native multispecialty support, System Release 5.30.1 will preview at HIMSS and demo the following new features: Native Volume Rendering, which leverages the OpenGL graphics standard to manipulate 3-D volumes with high-quality ray-tracing in real time; an integrated administrative toolset that provide a collaborative environment for content management, including a new QC Workstation; and new physician tools to manage exams and increase productivity.

The PlatinumOne series, comprised of premium in-room digital acquisition systems, provides advanced imaging capabilities required for complex interventional procedures.

The newest edition to McKesson Corp.’s Horizon family, Horizon Cardiology, is a cardiovascular information solution that moves organizations one step closer to an enterprise image and information management solution.
Horizon Cardiology integrates reports, images, waveforms and measurements into the patient’s complete record, accessible over local networks or remotely over the Web. This results in higher productivity and greater throughput in the cardiology department, along with safer decisions for patient care.

GE Healthcare introduced its new 64-slice combination PET/CT system for cardiac imaging applications at the RSNA convention in Chicago.
The Discovery VCT combines the high-speed, high-resolution capabilities of GE’s volumetric CT with the metabolic and physiologic capabilities of its PET system. The result is a more accurate diagnosis and identification of conditions such as heart disease, cancer and neurological disorders.

A new way to block the abnormal electrical pathways that cause atrial flutter, the IBI Therapy Dual 8 Ablation Catheter and IBI 1500T6 Generator by Irvine Biomedical, Inc. obtained FDA clearance in December.

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