If you suffer from overactive bladder you now have two new options: Botox injections (yes, the wrinkle-shrinking drug), and an over-the-counter version of the Oxytrol patch, which used to require a prescription. The Food and Drug ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark to Covidien's EverFlex self-expanding peripheral stent for use with Entrust delivery system. Entrust system, which the company claims to be the only one-handed delivery device on the market, features ...
UK-based Vygon has introduced a real-time catheter tip location device for accurately placing peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) into patient's chest. Using the ECG tip confirmation technology, the Nautilus device provides ...
The #1 KLAS ranked Digisonics Cardiology PACS & Structured Reporting system provides pediatric cath specific functionality to create a more efficient reporting workflow. HOUSTON, TX, January 25, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Digisonics CVIS ...
Medical device innovator Ivera has received a contract from the HealthTrust to provide disinfecting caps for IV needleless connectors, beginning 2 February 2013. Passive disinfection cap, Curos Port Protector assures better visibility ...
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The European Union has granted CE mark to W L Gore & Associates' GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis new lower profile 31 mm diameter trunk-ipsilateral leg and 32 mm aortic extender components. Inserted through a catheter-based delivery ...
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ICU Medical is set to introduce a minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring sensor system which provides real-time assessment of hemodynamic and cardiovascular status. The system, CardioFlo, provides accurate and reliable hemodynamic ...
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St Jude Medical has obtained CE mark for its ViewFlex Xtra Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheter for providing improved control and maneuverability while performing complex cardiac ablation procedures using radiofrequency. The ICE ...
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Sanovas has filed Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter's application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval. The miniaturized interventional catheter, which the company claims is the smallest interventional catheters ...
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Boston Scientific has treated the first US patient with symptomatic, drug refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in ZERO AF clinical trial of its Blazer Open-Irrigated Temperature Ablation Catheter. The Blazer Open-Irrigated Catheter ...
Covidien has introduced a new therapeutic device to treat patients with resistant hypertension. The CE-marked OneShot Renal Denervation system is an over the wire balloon-based irrigated catheter device which is implanted under the skin ...
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CardioFocus will complete full patient enrollment in a US pivotal clinical trial of its HeartLight catheter ablation system in 2013. The 350 patient-based trial, which is evaluating and comparing the safety and efficacy of the company's ...
Abbott has obtained regulatory approval for its XIENCE Xpedition Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent system,designed for improving coronary artery luminal diameter in patients with symptomatic heart disease due to de novo native coronary ...
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Merit Medical Systems has purchased GE Healthcare's Thomas Medical Products for $167m in cash. The finance for the purchase was based on the expansion of Merit's existing credit facility to $275m, which Wells Fargo Bank provided in a ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted regulatory approval to Avinger's Ocelot | PIXL. Ocelot | PIXL, which is supported by the company's Lightbox console, enables physicians to navigate lesions with a choice between 135cm ...