Cardiovascular Device Update articles from August 2006

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from August 2006

Cardiovascular world's 'invisible' woman is a cause for concern.
August 1, 2006... Cardiovascular world's 'invisible' woman is a cause for concern By DON LONG CDU Managing Editor PARIS -- The rather obvious differences between men and women are, well . . . rather obvious. And they should be most obvious to those...

Minnesota study: AF incidence is growing.
August 1, 2006... Minnesota study: AF incidence is growing By KAREN YOUNG CDU Staff Writer A community study conducted on atrial fibrillation (AF) with Minnesota patients, most of whom had received treatment at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester,...

International report.
August 1, 2006... International report Medtronic InSync III gets Japan approvals A CDU Staff Report In conjunction with the Japan Heart Rhythm Society annual meeting in Tokyo in early July, Medtronic (Minneapolis) reported Ministry of Health, Labor...

Acquisitions.(Quill Medical)(Ensure Medical)(Neural Intervention Technologies)
August 1, 2006... Acquisitions * While the word "pharmaceuticals" positions Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver, British Columbia) clearly on the pharma side of med-tech, the company now bills itself as a "pharmaceutical and medical device" company. The...

Business Developments.
August 1, 2006... Business Developments New round of recalls for Guidant devices Boston Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts) earlier this year completed the purchase of Guidant (Indianapolis). And while it has renamed the company as its Cardiac Rhythm...

Agreements.
August 1, 2006... Agreements * Bioheart (Sunrise, Florida), focused on developing, testing and commercializing cell-based therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, said that it will receive funds from a grant awarded by the Biomedical Research...

Market Updates.
August 1, 2006... Market Updates Bone marrow cells deliver heart 'SOS' Researchers at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Toronto General Hospital have reported discovering what is called the "SOS" distress signal that mobilizes specific...

Personnel File.(appointments)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Personnel File * William Young has been appointed vice president of quality assurance and reliability for the Cardiac Rhythm Management group of Boston Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts). He will be based at the company's St. Paul,...

Product Pipeline.
August 1, 2006... Product Pipeline Cardica in new study on PAS-Port system On the one hand is the "winged chariot" of time, a vehicle that the FDA can slow rather substantially -- and often does. On the other hand is initial public offering (IPO) money...