Cardiovascular Radiology: Page 280

Guidant launches Voyager

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional-device firm Guidant has launched its Voyager rapid-exchange coronary dilatation catheter in the U.S. following receipt of Food and Drug Administration clearance.

July 26, 2004

Acusphere leases manufacturing facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has entered into a lease agreement for 58,000 square feet of commercial manufacturing space in Tewksbury, MA. The Watertown, MA-based vendor said it intends to develop the facility to meet its anticipated initial commercial production needs for its AI-700 ultrasound contrast agent.

July 22, 2004

RFCA for afibrillation evolves with MDCT

By Eric Barnes

CT-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation is being performed with increasing frequency to treat recurrent or refractory atrial fibrillation. Dr. Joan Lacomis from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offers tips for optimizing preprocedural imaging.

July 22, 2004

Siemens gets FDA mobile C-arm OK

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has received marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Axiom Artis U, a moveable digital C-arm system.

July 21, 2004

Boston Scientific gets FDA nod for Liberte clinical trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific of Natick, MA, has received an investigational device exemption from the Food and Drug Administration to begin its ATLAS clinical trial using its Liberte coronary stent as a platform for the firm's paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.

July 21, 2004

CompuMed nets California prison contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical software developer CompuMed has been awarded a three-year statewide contract to provide electrocardiogram interpretation systems and services for the California Department of Corrections (CDC), according to the Los Angeles-based firm.

July 19, 2004