VARI-LASE LASER CONSOLE AND KIT GETS CE MARK APPROVAL.
CE Mark approval has been received for the Vari-Lase laser console
and procedure kit used in the endovenous laser treatment of varicose
veins. Receipt of the CE Mark allows commercialization of the . . .
ENROLLMENT COMPLETE FOR CORONARY STENT REALITY TRIAL.
Cordis Corporation, Miami, Fla., has completed patient enrollment
in the first, randomized head-to-head coronary stent trial comparing its
new CYPHER(TM) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent with the . . .
FLOWMEDICA GETS FDA CLEARANCE FOR BIFURCATED INFUSION
SYSTEM.
FlowMedica, Inc., Freemont, Calif., a medical device company
developing intravascular systems for facilitating the management of
life-threatening renal conditions, has received 510(k) clearance . . .
CORDIS DEVELOPS CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT.
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J., has reported that its
CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent, a new technology development by
wholly owned subsidiary, Cordis Corporation, is the coronary . . .
Z-KAT/STRYKER TO CO-MARKET Z-KAT'S ACUSTAR IMAGING
MARKER.
Z-KAT, Hollywood, Fla., has formed a strategic marketing
relationship with the Stryker Corporation. This co-marketing
relationship provides for cooperation between the companies with respect
to the . . .
ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS LICENSES TECHNOLOGIES FROM UBC.
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANPI; TSX:ANP) has licensed
several novel technologies from The University of British Columbia (UBC)
to further strengthen the company's portfolio of . . .
SORENSON MEDICAL DEBUTS TWO AMBIT INFUSION PUMPS.
Sorenson Medical, Salt Lake City, has introduced its ambIT
Continuous infusion pump and ambIT Intermittent infusion pump. The ambIT
Continuous infusion pump delivers chemotherapy, anesthesia . . .
LASER REVASCULARIZATION MAY REDUCE ANGINA SYMPTOMS.
Laser revascularization procedures may be effective for reducing
angina symptoms and improving quality of life, but their impact on
overall survival rates remains unclear, according to ECRI, a . . .
MEDTRONIC LAUNCHES ENPULSE PACEMAKER.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Minneapolis, a leading manufacturer of
implantable medical devices, has announced U.S. Food and Drug
Administration clearance and U.S. commercial release of the . . .
CIPHERGEN APPOINTS GE MEDICAL FOR PROTEINCHIP IN CHINA.
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIPH), Fremont, Calif. has
appointed GE Medical Systems Trade and Development Co., Ltd. as its
exclusive post-sale services partner for ProteinChip(R) Systems . . .
CYPHER SIROLIMUS-ELUTING CORONARY STENT ON APPROVAL
TRACK.
Cordis Corporation, Miami, a Johnson & Johnson company, has
announced that its CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent has passed a
critical milestone in the Japanese regulatory process. The CYPHER . . .
PLC/EDWARDS DEVELOPING OPTIMAZE SURGICAL ABLATION SYSTEM.
PLC Systems Inc. (AMEX:PLC), Franklin, Mass., has entered into an
exclusive, multi-year agreement with Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
(NYSE:EW) for the development and manufacture of Edwards' . . .
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC ENROLLS CAROTID STENTING CLINICAL
TRIAL.
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Natick, Mass., has
completed enrollment of a clinical trial to evaluate the benefits of
stenting -- in conjunction with embolic protection -- to treat . . .
FDA APPROVES EXPANDED USE OF MEDTRONIC'S INFUSE BONE
GRAFT.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), has received U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approval for the expanded use of INFUSE(R) Bone
Graft with certain sizes of the INTER FIX(TM) and INTER FIX(TM) . . .
17% ANNUAL GROWTH FORECAST IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR STENT
MARKET.
Medtech Insight, Cleveland, a provider of information on trends,
technologies and emerging companies in the medical device industry, has
published a comprehensive new report by Health Research . . .
FDA APPROVES FOLLISTIM AQ CARTRIDGE DELIVERED BY PEN
DEVICE.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Follistim AQ
Cartridge (follitropin beta injection). The Follistim AQ Cartridge is
the first follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) treatment available . . .
PREMIER/APPLIED MEDICAL SIGN ENDOMECHANICAL KITS PACT.
Applied Medical has been awarded a supplier agreement with Premier,
Inc. for endomechanical kits, ligation systems and trocars. The contract
is the third supplier agreement between Applied Medical . . .
TEST CONFIRMS INTEGRITY OF MIVT'S HYDROXYAPATITE STENT
COATING.
MIV Therapeutics Inc. (MIVT:OTCBB; MIV:BSE; MIV1:Frankfurt),
Vancouver, has successfully completed an essential fatigue life test of
its proprietary hydroxyapatite (HAp) stent coating. The test . . .
ERESEARCH GETS CARDIAC SAFETY MONITORING $1.2 MILLION
AWARD.
eResearchTechnology, Inc. (eRT), (NASDAQ:ERES), a provider of
centralized electrocardiographic (ECG) collection and interpretation
services, has received an agreement for approximately $1.2 million . . .
MEDWAVE ENTERS PRE-HOSPITAL MARKET WITH EMS INNOVATIONS.
Medwave Inc. (NASDAQ:MDWV), Danvers, Mass., has entered into a
distribution agreement with EMS Innovations Inc., a well known
distribution company that is focused on the EMS/EMT and First . . .
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