Cardiovascular Device Update articles from April 2006

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from April 2006

Trial results point the way to future cardio market trends.
April 1, 2006... Trial results point the way to future cardio market trends By MICHAEL SIMONSEN, PhD CDU Contributing Editor ATLANTA -- This year's annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology (ACC; Bethesda, Maryland), held...

Device-thrombolytic therapy combos are showing promise.
April 1, 2006... Device-thrombolytic therapy combos are showing promise By LARRY HAIMOVITCH CDU Contributing Writer and HOLLAND JOHNSON CDU Associate Managing Editor KISSIMMEE, Florida -- An anniversary, especially a 10-year one, would...

Panel: Guidant lacks processes for medical review of devices.
April 1, 2006... Panel: Guidant lacks processes for medical review of devices By DON LONG CDU Managing Editor Guidant (Indianapolis) and its Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) business do not have "a process for comprehensive internal or external...

Panel recommendations stress independence, medical input.
April 1, 2006... Panel recommendations stress independence, medical input A CDU Staff Report Following is the list of the recommendation made to Guidant (Indianapolis) concerning strengthening its product surveillance and reporting. 1. Establish...

International report.
April 1, 2006... International report MicroMed studies its newest-design VAD A CDU Staff Report MicroMed Cardiovascular (Houston), which is focused on the development of miniaturized implantable ventricular assist technology, said it has initiated...

Acquisitions.
April 1, 2006... Acquisitions * Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver, British Columbia) reported expiration of the FTC's waiting period for its purchase of American Medical Systems Holdings (AMI; Lake Forest, Illinois), allowing it to proceed with the $785...

Business Developments.
April 1, 2006... Business Developments Medtronic releases broad product report With an environment demanding increased public disclosure of information about implantable devices, med-tech powerhouse Medtronic (Minneapolis) released its 2006 Medtronic...

Agreements.
April 1, 2006... Agreements * Biosense Webster (Diamond Bar, California), a Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, New Jersey) company, and Siemens Medical Solutions (Malvern, Pennsylvania) entered a strategic alliance giving Biosense Webster exclusive...

Market Updates.
April 1, 2006... Market Updates Angiography failing to ID women's disease Angiography for female patients who have presented with symptoms of cardiac distress appear to be not effective in determining the possible extent of coronary artery disease that...

Personnel File.(brief)(appointments of)
April 1, 2006... Personnel File * Andrew Reed, PhD, has joined CardioTech International (Wilmington, Massachusetts) as vice president of technology in charge of CardioPass coronary artery bypass development and biomaterials. The company called Reed a...

Product Pipeline.
April 1, 2006... Product Pipeline Enrollment begins in St. Jude migraine trial St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota) reported the enrollment of the first patient in its ESCAPE (Effect of Septal Closure of Atrial PFO on Events of Migraine with Premere)...