Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 227

FlowCardia receives recanalization 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Endovascular device developer FlowCardia said that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Crosser 14 chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization system.
January 22, 2007
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 21, 2007
Triple-rule-out CT yields even contrast enhancement
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Florida have developed a triphasic multidetector-row CT (MDCT) method for ruling out the three most dangerous causes of chest pain. Their 64-slice CT protocol examines the coronary arteries, pulmonary arteries, and the aortic arch in a single pass, generating even contrast enhancement in all three regions.
January 21, 2007
FDA OKs longer shelf life for Taxus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved extending the shelf life of its Taxus Express² paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system from 12 months to 18 months.
January 17, 2007
Siemens extends Biosense Webster deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster of Diamond Bar, CA, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has been granted exclusive worldwide rights to distribute the Acuson AcuNav ultrasound catheter from Siemens Medical Solutions to interventional cardiologists.
January 17, 2007
AuntMinnie.com MarketStat #46: Cath lab device budgets for 2006
As of IMV's 2006 Cardiac Cath Census Survey, 21% of the cath labs had device budgets of less than $200K, 23% had $200K-$599K budgets, 13% had $600K-$999K budgets, and 43% had device budgets of $1 million or more.
January 17, 2007
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Philips, Biosense Webster collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has signed a strategic alliance with cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster of Diamond Bar, CA, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.
January 15, 2007
Conor wins British patent victory
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Conor Medsystems reported that the Court of Appeal in the U.K. unanimously upheld the decision of the High Court of Justice to revoke the U.K. portion of European Patent 0 706 376 B1 to Angiotech Pharmaceuticals.
January 15, 2007
Adenosine stress safe for MR perfusion
By Eric Barnes
MR stress perfusion imaging (MSPI) with adenosine is safe even for daily clinical use, according to researchers from Germany who used it in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Adenosine is an effective stress agent, and major side effects are both rare and reversible, the team reported.
January 15, 2007
Dual-energy CT may assist in coronary plaque identification
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of dual-energy CT technology, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have taken the first steps toward distinguishing iron from calcium deposits in coronary arteries, potentially enabling the differentiation of hemorrhagic from calcific plaque.
January 14, 2007
Boston Scientific launches Promus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that it has initiated international marketing of its Promus everolimus-eluting stent.
January 10, 2007
Philips, EP MedSystems partner for cath lab US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems and electrophysiology product manufacturer EP MedSystems have signed a joint development and distribution agreement for the ViewMate II, a combined ultrasound and intracardiac catheter-based imaging system.
January 10, 2007
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