Interventional: Page 132

Philips adds interventional tools
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has added a number of interventional tools for its cardiovascular imaging offerings.
October 23, 2005
Elekta gets Japanese OK for Gamma Knife
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta said that the Japanese Ministry for Health, Labour and Welfare has given approval of its Leksell Gamma Knife 4C for noninvasive intracranial radiosurgery.
October 19, 2005
RITA names Angel as CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device developer RITA Medical Systems has selected Michael Angel as its chief financial officer (CFO).
October 17, 2005
GE inks IVUS deal with Volcano
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed a deal with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) firm Volcano of Rancho Cordova, CA, to develop a new digital cardiovascular angiography system with integrated IVUS capabilities.
October 17, 2005
Toshiba unwraps CF-i/SP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has launched its Infinix CF-i/SP (single-plane) diagnostic and interventional cardiac imaging system.
October 16, 2005
Alliance gets OK for AcuNav reprocessing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Single-use medical device reprocessor Alliance Medical of Phoenix has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to reprocess AcuNav ultrasound catheters from Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA.
October 16, 2005
Boston Scientific creates Taxus assurance program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has introduced a program that will offer participating medical centers in the U.S. a Taxus Express2 stent system at no additional charge if a patient requires a reintervention due to in-stent restenosis of a previously implanted Taxus Express2 stent system.
October 12, 2005
Medtronic submits PMA module for Endeavor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic has submitted the first premarket approval application (PMA) module for its Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent to the Food and Drug Administration.
October 9, 2005
Guidant launches cobalt chromium stent in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device vendor Guidant of Indianapolis announced the launch of its Multi-Link Vision RX coronary stent system in Japan, following regulatory and reimbursement approvals.
October 6, 2005
Boston Scientific donates to hurricane relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, reported that the company and its employees have donated approximately $3.3 million to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
October 4, 2005
A-Life debuts interventional radiology coding suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Billing and computerized coding vendor A-Life Medical has added automated coding capability for interventional radiology procedures.
October 3, 2005
Family docs say capsule endoscopy offers journey to 'last unexplored viscus'
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Discovering and diagnosing problems in the small bowel is hardly smooth sailing, but the technology that is charting the right course for small bowel studies is capsule endoscopy (CE), according to a presentation Wednesday at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) meeting.
September 29, 2005
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