Cardiovascular Device Update articles from December 2005

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from December 2005

TCT data shows that carotid artery stenting is sustainable.(Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics)
December 1, 2005... TCT data shows that carotid artery stenting is sustainable By AARON LORENZO CDU Washington Writer and LARRY HAIMOVITCH CDU Contributing Editor WASHINGTON -- Long-term findings released at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular...

Biocompatible HAp coatings promising in animal study.
December 1, 2005... TCT notebook Biocompatible HAp coatings promising in animal study A CDU Staff Report WASHINGTON -- An independent research organization presented interim results of a long-term animal study of MIV Therapeutics' (MIVT; Vancouver,...

Imaging companies roll out variety of new technologies.
December 1, 2005... TCT 2005 Imaging companies roll out variety of new technologies A CDU Staff Report The major makers of medical imaging products were among the companies seeking to gain market traction from the presence of 12,000 attendees during...

Guidant takes a $4B cut to rescue merger.
December 1, 2005... Guidant takes a $4B cut to rescue merger By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Associate Managing Editor It appears that the high-stakes game of "chicken" between Guidant (Indianapolis) and suitor Johnson & Johnson (J&J; New...

International report.(Thoratec wins European regulatory approval for HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System)(WorldHeart rotary ventricular assist device clinical trials to proceed in Greece)(NMT Medical reorganizes European operations )
December 1, 2005... International report Thoratec gets CE mark for HeartMate II LVAS A CDU Staff Report Thoratec (Pleasanton, California) reported last month that it had won CE-marking for its HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS). The...

Acquisitions.(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Acquisitions * Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois) confirmed that it has entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J; New Brunswick, New Jersey) for a large portfolio of intellectual property for...

Business Developments.(GE Healthcare and Volcano collaborate)(CoAxia's stroke treatment trial)(Taxus drug-eluting stents investigated)
December 1, 2005... Business Developments GE Healthcare, Volcano in imaging R&D accord GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) and Volcano (Rancho Cordova, California) last month reported what they are calling a "significant" development collaboration to...

Market Updates.
December 1, 2005... Market Updates African-American risk for MI found in gene The recent debate concerning the possibilities -- and the ethics -- for personalizing medical treatment along racial/ethnic lines blinked brighter on the hi-tech radar last...

Agreements.
December 1, 2005... Agreements * Affinergy (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), a Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) spinout that makes a site-specific biological delivery system, has signed a collaboration agreement with Boston Scientific (Natick,...

Personnel File.
December 1, 2005... Personnel File * Kenneth Imler has joined Arrow International (Reading, Pennsylvania) in the newly created position of senior vice president of regulatory affairs and quality assurance. Imler has been the lead consultant from Quintiles...

Product Pipeline.
December 1, 2005... Product Pipeline Guidant shows gains in its DES program Providing a hiatus last month from the often-gloomy news surrounding Guidant (Indianapolis), the company reported completing enrollment in its 300-patient SPIRIT II drug-eluting...