VASCULAR GETS 510(K) CLEARANCE FOR EXTRACTION CATHETER.
Vascular Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:VASC), Minneapolis, has received
510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and is
launching immediately through its direct U.S. sales force . . .
MEDTRONIC DEVICE THERAPIES RECOMMENDED FOR HEART FAILURE.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart
Association (AHA) have significantly expanded their joint heart failure
practice guideline to advocate the use of . . .
FDA APPROVES MICRO THERAPEUTICS' ONYX FOR BRAIN
DISORDER.
Micro Therapeutics, Inc. (MTI) (NASDAQ:MTIX), Irvine, Calif., has
received pre-market application (PMA) approval from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) to commercialize its Onyx(R) Liquid . . .
CARILLION MITRAL CONTOUR SYSTEM IMPLANTED FOR AMADEUS.
Cardiac Dimensions(R), Inc. has announced the first human implant
of the CARILLON(TM) Mitral Contour System(TM), an investigational device
for percutaneous treatment of Functional Mitral . . .
ENPATH GETS FDA MARKETING CLEARANCE FOR STEERABLE SHEATH.
Enpath Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:NPTH), Minneapolis, has received FDA
marketing clearance for the company's steerable sheath and has
signed an exclusive license and supply agreement with . . .
MED ENCLOSURE SUBMITS IDE FOR MEDCLOSE VCS F-A-S-T TRIAL.
CPC of America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CPCF), Sarasota, Fla.,
reports that its subsidiary, Med Enclosure, LLC, has submitted an
Investigational Device Exemption ("IDE") application to the
U.S. Food . . .
CRYOCOR SUBMITS PMA FOR ATRIAL FLUTTER SUBMISSION.
CryoCor, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRYO), San Diego, Calif. has submitted the
fourth and final module of the Premarket Approval (PMA) Application
relating to the use of its Cardiac Cryoablation System for the . . .
NTC RESEARCHER CREATES POLYESTER HEART STENT.
Through a project funded by the National Textile Center (NTC), a US
researcher has developed a heart stent from polyester that is cheaper
and more effective than metal stents currently used in . . .
MEDIVAS/ESTRACURE SIGN PACT FOR DRUG ELUTING STENT.
Kenneth Carpenter, president and CEO of MediVas LLC, a San Diego
based biomaterials company, and Dr. Marc Lussier, CEO of Estracure,
Inc., a subsidiary of Duravest, Inc., a publicly traded holding . . .
CORDIS ENDOVASCULAR LAUNCHES PALMAZ BLUE STENT.
Cordis Endovascular, Warren, N.J., a division of Cordis
Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company, has launched the PALMAZ(R)
BLUE(TM) Transhepatic Biliary Cobalt Chromium Stent, the . . .
MILLIPORE/3M SIGN PRIVATE LABEL PACT FOR MULT1-SPE
EXTRACTION.
Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), Billerica, Mass., a
multinational bioscience company, and 3M company (NYSE: MMM), a
technology innovator in health care markets, have entered into a supply
and . . .
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. (TAMS), Tustin, Calif., has
unveiled Contrast Improved Angiography (CIA), further supporting the
fast, high-resolution imaging needs of today's clinicians . . .
PERKINELMER/WATERS COLLABORATE FOR NEONATEL SCREENING.
PerkinElmer Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a provider of neonatal screening
systems and Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a supplier of mass
spectrometers have entered into a long-term collaboration with . . .
MILLIPORE UNVEILS COMPACT LAB FILTRATION ACCESSORIES.
Millipore, Billerica, Mass., has unveiled its new group of compact
filtration accessories, including the Titer Plate Shaker, Millivac(tm)
Maxi and Mini Vacuum Pumps, Chibitan II Personal Centrifuge . . .
MICROFLUIDICS DEBUTS CONTROLS AUTOMATION FOR M-700
SERIES.
Microfluidics Corporation, Newton, Mass., has debuted full,
customizable controls and automation for its M-700 Series
Microfluidizer(r) high shear fluid processors. Allowing for potentially
full . . .
GE HEALTHCARE UNVEILS NEW CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEM.
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), has
unveiled a new cardiovascular imaging system that will enhance
clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat heart disease and . . .
MEDTRONIC SUPPORTS NEW EUROPEAN HF TREATMENT GUIDELINES.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has announced its support for the new
guidelines for the treatment of heart failure (HF) issued by the
European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Under the new ESC heart . . .
MIVT LICENSES BIOCOMPATIBLE MEDICAL DEVICE COATINGS.
MIV Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB:MIVT), a developer of next-generation
biocompatible stent coatings and drug delivery technologies, has
exercised the option provided in the collaborative research . . .
FDA REQUESTS MORE INFO ON VELASMOOTH 510K SUBMISSION.
Syneron Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq:ELOS), Yokneam, Israel, an innovator
in the development, marketing and sales of ELOS(TM) combined-energy
medical aesthetic devices, has announced that the FDA has . . .
ENPATH REPORTS FIRST HUMAN USE OF FASTAC FLEX.
Enpath Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPTH) has launched the FASTAC FLEX
epicardial lead implant tool after the first human use of the FasTac(R)
Flex tool occurred in April. This unique deflectable implant . . .
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