Interventional: Page 107

Small stroke centers ill-equipped for range of presentations

By Eric Barnes

You'll need more than CT and MRI scanners to run a decent stroke center, according to a stroke practice expert from Germany. You'll need staff with expertise in diagnosing and treating the full range of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke presentations, and enough skilled interventionalists to care for patients who show up at midnight on a holiday.

April 24, 2007

Arrow, Esaote ink distribution deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional accessories developer Arrow International of Reading, PA has signed a distribution agreement with ultrasound firm Esaote of Genoa, Italy.

April 18, 2007

Cordis, ClearStream team up

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional firm Cordis has signed a distribution agreement with Irish interventional technologies developer ClearStream Technologies Group.

April 17, 2007

Suros Celero debuts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Suros Surgical Systems, an Indianapolis-based subsidiary of women's imaging vendor Hologic, has launched Suros Celero, a spring-loaded, vacuum-assisted core biopsy device for breast ultrasound.

April 17, 2007

Cordis debuts PTCA dilatation catheter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has introduced its Dura Star Rx percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) dilatation catheter in Europe.

April 9, 2007

CIVCO launches needle guide for Siemens ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has released a needle guide for use in conjunction with biopsy software on Siemens Medical Solutions' Acuson Sequoia ultrasound platform.

April 4, 2007