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Abbott to launch carotid stent trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, plans to begin enrolling patients in a new clinical trial to compare carotid artery stenting to carotid artery surgery.
January 19, 2005
Accuray nets Mississippi install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided radiosurgery developer Accuray of Sunnyvale, CA, has installed its CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery system at Baptist Cancer Services, a division of Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
January 13, 2005
Biophan bids for German device firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI device developer Biophan Technologies has signed a letter of intent to acquire AMRIS, a German developer of MRI-compatible devices and technology.
January 6, 2005
Court issues judgment in stent patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Guidant reported that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware found on summary judgment that none of Guidant's stents infringed on any of the Boneau patents asserted by medical device firm Medtronic.
January 5, 2005
Valleylab gets FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Valleylab, a business unit of Tyco Healthcare Group, said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued marketing clearance for its Cool-tip RF ablation system.
January 4, 2005
Boston Scientific provides tsunami aid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has donated $100,000 (U.S.) to the Red Cross for tsunami relief in South Asia.
December 30, 2004
ArthroCare gets FDA nod for vertebroplasty product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm ArthroCare of Sunnyvale, CA, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Parallax Acrylic Resin with Tracers bone cement opacifier.
December 27, 2004
St. Jude successful with US cardiac ablation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical reported that its high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgical ablation technology was successfully deployed in a clinical case.
December 20, 2004
AngioDynamics sales, earnings climb
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics reported 2005 fiscal second-quarter net sales of $14.4 million, up 22% compared to the $11.9 million booked in the second quarter a year ago.
December 20, 2004
Medicare to expand carotid artery stenting coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it intends to extend Medicare coverage of carotid artery stenting to patients who are at high risk if they were to undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
December 19, 2004
Boston Scientific to acquire AST
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Stent Technologies (AST) of Pleasanton, CA.
December 16, 2004
Rubicon inks SurModics deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Rubicon Medical has finalized a license agreement for the use of SurModics' advanced hydrophilic coating technology with Rubicon's low-profile embolic protection device, the Rubicon Filter..
December 16, 2004
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