February 29, 2016 — APN Health LLC announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market Navik 3D, an advanced cardiac mapping system that reduces the cost and complexity of electrophysiology procedures.

Philips announced that new clinical trial data demonstrates the benefits of its intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology in the diagnosis of iliofemoral venous obstruction i.e. narrowed or blocked leg veins.

February 29, 2016 — Abbott has initiated a voluntary safety notice regarding the MitraClip Delivery System to reinforce the proper procedures used to operate and deploy the device. The company received a small number of reports involving MitraClip Delivery Systems where the user was unable to separate the implantable clip from the delivery system.

February 26, 2016 — For the first time, scientists at The Ohio State University have engineered new calcium receptors for the heart to tune the strength of the heartbeat in an animal model. The research is published online by the journal Nature Communications.

Lumedx, EP reporting systems, EP information system, electrophysiology reporting system

The subspecialty of electrophysiology (EP) requires patient data from a variety of sources to properly diagnose, treat and monitor patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Data sources needed for this care include procedure reports, Holter monitoring, ECGs, remote device monitoring data, office visit device interrogations, electromapping data, hemodynamics, tilt table exams and even INR blood testing results. Historically, this data has been stored in various silos of disparate IT systems within a hospital.

Biotronik announced that its Itrevia 7 HF-T cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) has now been approved for full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning in Japan.

Investing in Toshiba Medical, which is seeking potential partners, is likely to deliver strong returns for companies looking to expand into the diagnostic imaging space, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. This could be particularly attractive in the Japanese market, according to the analyst.

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