Interventional: Page 131

Existing research lacking dollars-and-cents assessment of uterine fibroids
By Shalmali Pal
Some studies put the lifetime incidence of uterine fibroids in the U.S. at more than 80% for some women. What is the economic impact of this condition? The answer is unclear due to the lack of published research, according to a multi-institutional group that recently performed a meta-analysis of existing literature on uterine fibroids.
November 22, 2005
Toshiba notches 510(k) for Infinix VC-i
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its Infinix VC-i system with a large field-of-view 12 x 16-inch flat-panel detector.
November 21, 2005
InSightec partners with ACRIN
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
InSightec announced that it is partnering with the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) to enroll patients in a phase II study assessing how effectively its ExAblate 2000 technology can ablate breast tumors.
November 21, 2005
Neothermia becomes Intact Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neothermia has announced that the Natick, MA, company has changed its name to Intact Medical.
November 9, 2005
Neoprobe posts mixed Q3 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe reported that continued growth in out-of-warranty service and extended service contracts for its gamma device business helped offset quarterly fluctuations in system purchases in the third quarter (end-September 30).
November 3, 2005
Toshiba launches breast MRI coil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced its breast SPEEDER coil, a seven-channel coil designed to improve diagnosis and interventional breast procedures on its Vantage MRI system line.
November 2, 2005
MDCT/electroanatomic mapping fuse for atrial fib intervention planning
By Eric Barnes
Dutch researchers have found success with a new process that combines multidetector-row CT images with 3D electroanatomic mapping of the heart. A pilot study fused the output of the two modalities to plan catheter ablation procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation.
November 2, 2005
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RITA boosts sales, trims losses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported revenue for its fiscal 2005 third quarter of $11.2 million, a 40% increase compared with the $8 million in sales posted for its fiscal 2004 third quarter.
November 1, 2005
Boston Scientific inks Affinergy collaboration deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has signed a collaboration agreement with Duke University spin-off company Affinergy of Research Triangle Park, NC.
October 31, 2005
Boston Scientific opens European distribution center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has opened new European distribution center in Kerkrade, Netherlands, which will serve as its main distribution hub for Europe and other non-U.S. markets.
October 26, 2005
Cook gets CE Mark for Zenith
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook has received CE Mark certification for its Zenith Fenestrated AAA endovascular graft, according to the Bloomington, IN-based firm.
October 24, 2005
GE signs biopsy pact with Ethicon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has teamed up with interventional device firm Ethicon Endo-Surgery to offer an integrated ultrasound-guided breast biopsy package that combines products from both companies.
October 24, 2005
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