There were several in the past few months alone – Covidien acquired Given Imaging for $860 million (this is Covidien’s fourth Israeli company acquisition in a little over 18 months); Baxter acquired FlowSense for $9.5 million; ...
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Vascular Solutions, a medical device company, has obtained Shonin approvals from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its GuideLiner guide extension catheter and the SuperCross FT microcatheter. Japan Lifeline, ...
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US-based Analogic has introduced the proprietary Vector Flow Imaging (VFI) Assist mode, a pioneering technique for measuring blood flow utilizing the BK Flex Focus 800 and 500 ultrasound systems, and the ProFocus UltraView 800 ultrasound ...
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Surefire Medical, a developer of infusion systems for the interventional radiology and interventional oncology markets, has introduced Surefire Infusion System mT, designed to treat vessels as small as 2–3.5mm in interventional ...
Volcano, a US-based developer of precision guided therapy tools, has introduced Valet microcatheter in the US and Europe. The high performance microcatheter is designed for use in highly stenosed lesions for guidewire support, wire ...
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Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) has deployed Toshiba America Medical Systems' two Aplio 500 ultrasound systems and one Viamo ultrasound system, to improve image quality for accurate diagnoses. Keck ...
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American medical device firm Vascular Solutions has invested $3m to acquire Venture wire control catheter from St. Jude Medical. Having a deflectable atraumatic distal tip that can be angled up to 90 degrees, the catheter offers ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared TriReme Medical's expanded matrix of sizes for Glider PTCA balloon catheter. Torqueable angioplasty Glider PTCA balloon catheter, which utilizes tip technology, is designed for the ...
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