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Coronary stents: Safe with MRI, evaluable with CTA
By Tracie L. Thompson
NEW ORLEANS - The increasing demand for imaging of patients with coronary stents was reflected in two studies presented Tuesday at the American Heart Association scientific sessions. One study reconfirmed the safety of MR imaging just after stent implantation, while the other suggested that CT angiography may be useful in ruling out in-stent restenosis.
November 9, 2004
Q3 sales uptick for Guidant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm Guidant reported record 2004 fiscal third-quarter revenues of $924.5 million, a $4.4 million increase from the $920.1 million in sales posted in the same period in 2003.
October 20, 2004
ev3 stent gets 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm ev3 of Plymouth, MN, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its Protégé GPS nitinol self-expanding long stent.
October 20, 2004
Robust Q3 for Bard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm C.R. Bard reported 2004 fiscal third-quarter net sales of $421.9 million, up 17% compared with $361.8 million posted in the same quarter last year.
October 19, 2004
Boston Scientific posts strong Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has released financial results for its 2004 fiscal third quarter (end-September 30).
October 18, 2004
Reinsdorf joins Bard
Interventional technology developer C.R. Bard has hired Judith Reinsdorf as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary.
October 14, 2004
Esaote, Smiths Medical MD partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote has formed a distribution partnership with Smiths Medical MD. Under the four-year deal, Smiths Medical MD of London will serve as the exclusive distributor of the Genoa-based firm's Piccolo vascular access ultrasound system in the U.S. and Canada.
October 12, 2004
CMS finalizes coverage for carotid artery stenting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the carotid artery with stenting. The final national coverage determination (NCD) applies to Medicare-eligible participants of a Food and Drug Administration-mandated postapproval study for a newly approved carotid stent.
October 12, 2004
MammoSite completes patient registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Breast Surgeons reported that it has completed enrollment of its MammoSite Patient Registry, a U.S. data collection program designed to analyze the efficacy of accelerated partial breast irradiation with the MammoSite balloon catheter device from radiation therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics of Alpharetta, GA.
October 11, 2004
Siemens debuts C-arm for neurorads
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The angiography and x-ray division of Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced the Axiom Artis dBA, a flat-panel detector-based neurointerventional biplane system, according to the Malvern, PA-based company.
October 10, 2004
LuMend launches Outback re-entry catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer LuMend of Redwood City, CA, has rolled out its Outback re-entry catheter.
October 6, 2004
Cook gets nod for AAA graft
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Zenith Flex AAA endovascular graft and H&L-B One-Shot introduction system.
October 3, 2004
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