Cardiovascular Device Update articles from March 2007

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from March 2007

Devices gaining traction in disease sector still not well served by pharmaceuticals.
March 1, 2007... Striking back at stroke Devices gaining traction in disease sector still not well served by pharmaceuticals By LARRY HAIMOVITCH Cardiovascular Device Update Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO -- The more than 4,000 attendees...

Neurostimulation makes heart, not just brain, promising new target.
March 1, 2007... Neurostimulation makes heart, not just brain, promising new target By KAREN YOUNG CDU Staff Writer And HOLLAND JOHNSON CDU Managing Editor The med-tech sector most likely to see the largest growth in the 21st Century...

Debating DES.
March 1, 2007... Debating DES Some notes on the continuing clinical battles, with Cardica making a recommendation; WSJ creates a DES rumor; NEJM weighs in but with no definitive conclusions; overall impact, 2007 and beyond, still unknown. By DON LONG...

CAS set to expand with additional CMScoverage proposal.
March 1, 2007... CAS set to expand with additional CMScoverage proposal By HOLLAND JOHNSON CDU Managing Editor And AMANDA PEDERSEN CDU Staff Writer Makers of carotid stent systems received a major boost last month with the roll-out of a...

International report.
March 1, 2007... International report Sorin wins CE mark for next-generation REPLY pacemakers The Sorin Group (Milan, Italy) recently reported CE-marking and first implants of its next-generation REPLY pacemakers, calling them "the world's smallest...

Acquisitions.
March 1, 2007... Acquisitions * CardioNet (San Diego), a provider of wireless mobile cardiac outpatient monitoring solutions, reported that it has agreed to acquire PDSHeart (West Palm Beach, Florida), a cardiac event monitoring company. Terms of the...

Business developments.
March 1, 2007... Business developments Cytori raises $21.5M to back development of Celution System Cytori Therapeutics (San Diego) has garnered $21.5 million in gross proceeds through a registered direct offering of common stock and warrants, largely...

Agreements.
March 1, 2007... Agreements * Abaxis (Union City, California), a medical products company making point-of-care blood analysis systems, reported entering into a distribution agreement with Cardinal Health (Dublin, Ohio) to sell the Piccolo Xpress blood...

Research & market updates.
March 1, 2007... Research & market updates Study: pulse pressure closely linked to AF Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic arrhythmia in adults. An estimated 2.3 million adults in the U.S. have AF, and the prevalence of AF increases with...

Personnel File.
March 1, 2007... Personnel File * Dennis Bucceri has been named senior VP of regulatory affairs for Acusphere (Watertown, Massachusetts), the hire made, Acusphere said, as it prepares for regulatory evaluation stage of its lead product candidate, Imagify,...

Product Pipeline.
March 1, 2007... Product Pipeline Percutaneous valve for congenital defect gets first implant Replacement and repair of heart valves without opening the chest is one of the largest new opportunities in the cardiovascular space over the next five to 10...

At presstime: Medtronic's Chronicle fails.
March 1, 2007... At presstime: Medtronic's Chronicle fails to win cardio panel okay By MARK McCARTY CDU Washington Editor GAITHERSBURG, Maryland -- In early March, the cardiovascular panel of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health...