CircuLite has obtained conditional approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Synergy Circulatory Support System, designed for reversing the symptoms of heart failure in ambulatory chronic heart failure patients. The ...
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EnteroMedics has reported ReCharge study results of its VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, designed for the treatment of obesity. The pacemaker-like Maestro system delivers VBLOC therapy via two small electrodes that are laparoscopically ...
Medtronic has completed enrolling the first patient in MIRACLE EF clinical trial, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of its Consulta cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker (CRT-P) in treating symptomatic heart failure patients with ...
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Pacemakers from several manufacturers can be commanded to deliver a deadly, 830-volt shock from someone on a laptop up to 50 feet away, the result of poor software programming by medical device companies. The new research comes from ...
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BioVentrix has launched a myocardial anchoring system for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The new technology, Revivent, is designed for use in less invasive ventricular enhancement (LIVE) procedures to improve the function of ...
Biotronik is set to showcase its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approved implantable heart failure devices at the European Society of Cardiology congress, being held between 25-29 August 2012. The MRI-approved devices include Lumax 740 ...
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Medtronic, a provider of medical technology for use in imaging procedures, has launched a new MR-conditional pacing system in Japan. The new system, Advisa DR MRI SureScan, is designed to provide access to pacemaker patient's to have ...
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Sorin Group, a manufacturer of medical technologies for cardiac surgeries, has enrolled first patients in its Dream clinical trial. The European longitudinal, multi-center, non-randomized trial is designed to assess sensitivity and ...
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EnteroMedics has reported subgroup analysis data from EMPOWER trial of its pacemaker-like device, designed to target the multiple digestive functions under control of the vagus nerves and to affect the perception of hunger and fullness. ...
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By making constant but weak measurements of a quantum system,physicists have managed to probe a delicate quantum state without destroying it–the equivalent of taking a peek at Schrodinger's metaphorical cat without killing it.The ...
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Neurotech, a developer of active implantable devices, has received CE mark approval for its ADNS-300 to treat refractory epilepsy. The surgically implanted ADNS-300 system operates as a pacemaker to produce stimulation towards the brain ...
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Sorin Group, a medical device company, has announced the approval and the commercial launch of the REPLY and ESPRIT families of pacemakers in China. The REPLY and ESPRIT families have common attributes such as smallest devices, ...
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CircuLite has obtained CE mark for its new micro-blood pump Synergy Circulatory Support system, designed to treat ambulatory heart failure patients (INTERMACS 4,5,6 / NYHA IIIB and early IV). The Synergy system, which is implanted ...