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Interventionalists see safer RFA with coregistered laparoscopic US, CT
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and other minimally invasive interventions have become increasingly popular. But the interventionalists who perform them often end up working in the dark, as the CT or MR image they've placed across the room bears little resemblance to the laparoscopic ultrasound images used to guide the RFA needle. Researchers may have found a solution, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.
June 26, 2005
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Merit debuts inflation device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disposable products provider Merit Medical Systems has released its Viceroy inflation device for the radiology, urology, gastrointestinal, and OEM markets.
June 22, 2005
RITA transfers manufacturing to Georgia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device vendor RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported that it has completed the planned transfer of all manufacturing activities to its Manchester, GA, facility.
June 22, 2005
CARS suite of the future sees key role for image-guided intervention
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - In Wednesday's opening session of the 19th International Congress of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), Dr. Michael Vannier set forth his vision of the interventional suite of the future, and touched on the powerful forces shaping its development.
June 22, 2005
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Jury favors J&J over Boston Scientific on stent patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal court jury in Wilmington, DE, has found that several stents manufactured by Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, infringe on patents held by Johnson & Johnson's Cordis subsidiary.
June 21, 2005
Boston Scientific ends first enrollment phase of Liberté trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has completed enrollment in the first phase of its drug-eluting stent registry.
June 20, 2005
Biophan finalizes MRA stent license
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI device developer Biophan Technologies said it has finalized an exclusive license with German biomedical researchers, Drs. Arno Bucker and Alexander Ruebben, for their stent technology that enables magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in or around metallic stents.
June 16, 2005
Medtronic completes VALOR enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic said it has completed patient enrollment for the Vascular Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (VALOR), a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its Talent thoracic stent graft system for the treatment of thoracic aortic diseases.
June 16, 2005
Mayo Clinic adds Siemens 40-slice Somatom
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has installed its Somatom Sensation Open 40-slice CT system at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
June 13, 2005
Cordis debuts Tempo Aqua catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cordis Endovascular has introduced a new hydrophilic-coated catheter, Tempo Aqua, in the U.S.
June 13, 2005
Medtronic gets nod for multipurpose catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Medtronic has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Reliant stent-graft balloon catheter, a multipurpose catheter used for temporary occlusion of large vessels and the expansion of vascular prostheses.
June 7, 2005
CIVCO launches new needle guides
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accessories provider CIVCO Medical Instruments of Kalona, IA, has launched several new general-purpose and endocavity needle-guidance systems designed to be used with the Sonoline G40 ultrasound scanner from Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA.
June 7, 2005
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