Interventional: Page 142

CIVCO unveils positioning system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accessories provider CIVCO Medical Instruments has introduced CIVCO Assist, a positioning-arm system designed to facilitate imaged-guided interventional procedures.
March 30, 2005
Suture-mediated closure puts UAE patients back on their feet sooner
By Shalmali Pal
Suture-mediated closure devices (SMCDs) are used routinely in patients undergoing treatment for peripheral vascular disease or anticoagulation. However, SMCD use is controversial for women receiving uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic leiomyomata. A new study examines the safety and efficacy of these devices in the UAE population.
March 29, 2005
Balloon cath brachytherapy offers local breast cancer control, better cosmetics
Treating early-stage breast cancer with balloon catheter brachytherapy is safe and effective, according to the initial research by the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS).
March 29, 2005
W. L. Gore, Datascope ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer W. L. Gore and Associates Medical Products Division of Flagstaff, AZ, have signed an agreement with Montvale, NJ-based interventional device developer Datascope to exclusively distribute its entire InterVascular portfolio in the U.S.
March 28, 2005
AngioDynamics debuts new drainage catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has released its Total Abscession general drainage catheter, a catheter designed to percutaneously drain abscesses and other fluid collections.
March 28, 2005
Boston Scientific loses stent verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device manufacturer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has lost a jury verdict in a patent infringement case with rival Johnson & Johnson of New Brunswick, NJ, over stent technology.
March 24, 2005
CMS adds PTA with stenting coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it is expanding coverage of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the carotid artery concurrent with stent placement for patients who are at high risk for carotid surgery.
March 17, 2005
Mediscience inks R&D deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Photonic cancer detection device developer Mediscience Technology of Cherry Hill, NJ, has entered into a research and development agreement with the Research Foundation of City University of New York (RF-CUNY).
March 16, 2005
RITA seeks 10K extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology device developer RITA Medical Systems has filed for a 15-day extension of the filing deadline for its Form 10K for 2004.
March 16, 2005
Suros gets FDA clearance for breast tissue removal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Suros Surgical Systems has received additional Food and Drug Administration clearance for its ATEC breast biopsy system.
March 16, 2005
Bard ups Q1 guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm C.R. Bard said that it expects that 2005 first-quarter earnings will exceed its prior guidance.
March 15, 2005
Medtronic loses verdict in Cordis trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medtronic said that a Delaware jury has rendered a verdict in a retrial of patent litigation between the firm and Cordis, finding that Medtronic's Microstent II, GFX, and GFX II coronary stents infringe on Cordis' patents.
March 14, 2005
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