Cardiovascular Device Update articles from June 2005

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from June 2005

New technologies are offering hope for better results with AF.(atrial fibrillation)
June 1, 2005... New technologies are offering hope for better results with AF By CHRISTOPHER DELPORTE CDU Washington Editor and LARRY HAIMOVITCH CDU Contributing Editor NEW ORLEANS – Once thought of as a relatively boring...

Futurist: good value is seen in devices.(medical equipment industry survey)
June 1, 2005... Futurist: good value is seen in devices It would be difficult to come to a healthcare conference of any kind and not talk about overall trends – past, present and future. Ian Morrison, PhD, who bills himself as a “healthcare...

Trial eyes standardized detection parameters.(studies on implantable cardioverter-defibrillators)
June 1, 2005... HRS notebook Trial eyes standardized detection parameters A CDU Staff Report A late-breaking clinical trials session held on the final day of this year’s Heart Rhythm 2005 meeting in New Orleans focused in large part on...

Technologies for stroke, vascular treatments boosting IR sector.(interventional radiology)
June 1, 2005... Technologies for stroke, vascular treatments boosting IR sector By MICHAEL SIMONSEN, PhD CDU Contributing Editor NEW ORLEANS – The market for devices used in interventional radiology is one of the most diverse within the...

International report.(Sorin Group plan for its cardiopulmonary business)(Conor Medsystems' UniStar cobalt chromium bare-metal coronary stent gets European approval)(Jarvik Heart receives CE mark certification for Jarvik 2000 FlowMaker)
June 1, 2005... International report Sorin integrating its Cardiopulmonary biz A CDU Staff Report Sorin Group (Milan, Italy), Europe’s largest cardiovascular device company, has elaborated on the integration plan for its Cardiopulmonary...

Acquisitions.(Abiomed acquires Impella CardioSystems)(Agfa-Gevaert acquires Heartlab)(Boston Scientific acquires Cryo-Vascular Systems)
June 1, 2005... Acquisitions • Continuing its drive to provide heart-support devices across a broad continuum of care, Abiomed (Danvers, Massachusetts) said it agreed to acquire Impella CardioSystems (Aachen, Germany), manufacturer of the Recover...

Business Developments.(Boston Scientific versus Cordis marketshare)(Orqis Medical clinical trial approval)(Vasomedical staff reductions)
June 1, 2005... Business Developments DES uptake lifts Boston Sci and J&J Broadly speaking, first-quarter company reports released in late April across a broad range of industries gave U.S. investors little on which to hang an optimistic hat (a $1.1...

Agreements.(Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging contract with Premier Purchasing Partners)(Cardiac Science contract with Baltimore County, Maryland)(CardioDynamics subsidiary Vermed contractwith Premier Purchasing Partners)
June 1, 2005... Agreements • Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging (BMSMI; North Billerica, Massachusetts) reported that Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing division of Premier (San Diego), has awarded it a three-year, sole-source...

Market Updates.(FDA considering new rules on medical device clearance)(cardiac pacemaker survey)(Angiography for Cardiologists conference)
June 1, 2005... Market Updates Crawford: FDA ‘open’ to user-fee revamp Acting FDA commissioner Lester Crawford said last month that the FDA is open to considering an overhaul of – or perhaps even a “different system” than...

Personnel File.
June 1, 2005... Personnel File • Robert Jordan has been appointed executive vice president of eCardio Diagnostics (The Woodlands, Texas), a provider of advanced technology cardiac arrhythmia monitoring. Most recently, Jordan served as an executive...

Product Pipeline.(Cardica PAS-Port technology)(Abiomed seeks approval for artificial heart)(AGA Medical's RESPECT clinical trial)
June 1, 2005... Product Pipeline Panel hails PAS-Port, but more data needed Though the majority of panel members praised the PAS-Port technology – and more than one called it “impressive” and even “ingenious” – a...