Interventional: Page 134

GE gets U.S. Innova 2100IQ install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has made the first U.S. installation of its digital flat-panel Innova 2100IQ cardiovascular and interventional angiography system at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Richmond, VA.
August 30, 2005
DI in the OR: The advent of intraoperative imaging
MRI has expanded beyond its original boundaries as a diagnostic tool to become an integral part of interventional procedures. And now the modality is moving into the operating room. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk discusses the value of providing diagnostic imaging in the operating suite.
August 30, 2005
J&J, Guidant merger gets European clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The merger of interventional device vendor Guidant of Indianapolis with healthcare products manufacturer Johnson & Johnson of New Brunswick, NJ, has been cleared by the European Commission, the firms reported.
August 24, 2005
FDA warns Boston Scientific
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, was warned by the Food and Drug Administration about regulatory problems with its medical devices, including the firm's Taxus coronary artery stent.
August 23, 2005
EUS-FNA, mediastinoscopy combo boosts preoperative lung cancer staging
By Erik L. Ridley
Performing both transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and mediastinoscopy can identify more tumor invasion or lymph node metastases than either approach on its own for preoperative lung cancer staging, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 22, 2005
FDA nod for Cook PICC lines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook said it has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for all of its polyurethane Turbo-Flo peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) for use with power injectors for delivery of contrast media in CT studies.
August 22, 2005
RITA gets 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device developer RITA Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing approval for its Habib4X resection device.
August 18, 2005
Thoratec CEO leaves company
Interventional firm Thoratec reported that president and CEO Keith Grossman has resigned his position with the Pleasanton, CA-based company.
August 16, 2005
RITA launches safety needle
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device developer RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, has debuted its LifeGuard Vision safety needle.
August 15, 2005
MicroVention enrolls 100th patient in HELPS trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer MicroVention of Aliso Viejo, CA, reported that it has enrolled the 100th patient in the international trial of its HydroCoil Embolization System (HES) for treating cerebral aneurysms.
August 1, 2005
Neoprobe Q2 sales up, but loss widens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe reported second-quarter sales of $1.7 million, up 26% compared with the $1.3 million posted in the second quarter of 2004.
August 1, 2005
Suros names Smith as COO
Interventional technology developer Suros Surgical Systems has named James Smith as its vice president and chief operating officer (COO).
July 27, 2005
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