Cardiovascular Device Update articles from August 2007

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from August 2007

Artificial hearts, VADs -- still pumping up.
August 1, 2007... Artificial hearts, VADs -- still pumping up By MARK McCARTY Cardiovascular Device Update Washington Editor And CDU Staff Reports According to the American Heart Association (Dallas), 57,000 people in the United States die...

New registry to track complications of ICD implant upgrades.
August 1, 2007... New registry to track complications of ICD implant upgrades By HOLLAND JOHNSON CDU Managing Editor A new study promises to provide much more accurate data concerning complication rates for replacements and system upgrades of...

Abbott launches trial to study women-only effects of DES use.
August 1, 2007... Abbott launches trial to study women-only effects of DES use By AMANDA PEDERSEN CDU Staff Writer With increased publicity targeting women, the distaff side of the population is beginning to realize that heart disease is as much a...

CryoCor, Boston Sci ink agreement for AF treatment R&D.(atrial flutter; research and development)
August 1, 2007... CryoCor, Boston Sci ink agreement for AF treatment R&D By MARK McCARTY CDU Washington Editor Wasting little time in harvesting the fruits of a hard-won recommendation-to-approve vote by the FDA circulatory systems advisory panel...

ev3 and FoxHollow merger a 'LEGO-fit' in endovascular space.
August 1, 2007... ev3 and FoxHollow merger a 'LEGO-fit' in endovascular space By AMANDA PEDERSEN CDU Staff Writer ev3 (Plymouth, Minnesota) and FoxHollow Technologies (Redwood City, California) last month unveiled a plan to merge in a $780 million...

CardioVations rolls out new Port Access line of instruments.
August 1, 2007... CardioVations rolls out new Port Access line of instruments By JIM STOMMEN CDU National Editor A recent cartoon in The New Yorker magazine depicts a doctor at his desk advising the patient: "Yes, it's routine procedure if you...

International Report.(Report)
August 1, 2007... International report Report sees slow growth in Eastern European market for CRM A study released last month by Frost & Sullivan (London) indicates that the Eastern European cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices market is expanding...

Acquisitions.
August 1, 2007... Acquisitions * ATS Medical (Minneapolis) reported the completion of its $22 million all-cash acquisition of the surgical cryoablation business of CryoCath Technologies (Montreal). The deal was first reported in late June. With milestone...

Business developments.(Company overview)
August 1, 2007... Business developments Kensey Nash drops TriActiv, ProGuard, will save $11.6M Kensey Nash (Exton, Pennsylvania) last month rearranged some of its interventional priorities, reporting that it will leave the embolic protection sector,...

Agreements.
August 1, 2007... Agreements * Cardinal Health (Dublin Ohio) reported an exclusive, four-year distribution agreement with HemCon Medical Technologies (Portland, Oregon) to provide its new line of hemorrhage control bandages to hospitals, surgery centers and...

Market updates.(Clinical report)
August 1, 2007... Market updates New guidance for neurothrombectomy no news to industry By MARK McCARTY CDU Washington Editor FDA last month issued a formal guidance on clinical studies and trials for neurothrombectomy devices, but the guidance...

Personnel file.(appointments and resignations)
August 1, 2007... Personnel file * Wanda Moebius has been named VP of policy communications of AdvaMed (Washington). Moebius most recently served as senior director of communications at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. * Jacob...

Product pipeline.
August 1, 2007... Product pipeline Turbo-Booster to treat blocked leg arteries is cleared by FDA By AMANDA PEDERSEN CDU Staff Writer Just 60 days after submitting its application, Spectranetics (Colorado Springs, Colorado) last month received...

At Press Time: St. Jude Medical's 7F Proxis receives FDA clearance.
August 1, 2007... At press time.... St. Jude Medical's 7F Proxis receives FDA clearance St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, Minnesota) reported it has received FDA clearance of the 7F Proxis embolic protection system. The Proxis is intended to extract debris...