Cardiovascular Device Update articles from May 2006

Cardiovascular Device Update archives from May 2006

Trends in imaging and therapy: from imaging less invasively to monitoring more remotely.(Company overview)
May 1, 2006... Trends in imaging and therapy: from imaging less invasively to monitoring more remotely By MICHAEL SIMONSEN, PhD CDU Contributing Editor ATLANTA -- The 55th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology (ACC;...

Cardiovascular sector likely to be hit hardest by new CMS IPPS plan.
May 1, 2006... Cardiovascular sector likely to be hit hardest by new CMS IPPS plan By HOLLAND JOHNSON CDU Associate Managing Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in mid-March proposed steep cuts in various areas of Medicare...

At long last, $27.2 billion Boston Sci/Guidant deal clears final FTC hurdle.(Boston Scientific Corp.)(Guidant Corp.)(Federal Trade Commission )
May 1, 2006... At long last, $27.2 billion Boston Sci/Guidant deal clears final FTC hurdle By HOLLAND JOHNSON CDU Associate Managing Editor Just before presstime for this issue of Cardiovascular Device Update, Boston Scientific (Natick,...

Acquisitions.(brief)
May 1, 2006... Acquisitions * C. R. Bard (Murray Hill, New Jersey) completed its previously reported acquisition of Venetec International (San Diego, California). The deal for the purchase of Venetec for $166 million was first reported in March....

Cardiovascular care improved via P4P.(pay-for-performance )(Report)
May 1, 2006... Cardiovascular care improved via P4P By DON LONG CDU Managing Editor "You get what you pay for" is a favorite mantra serving as a corollary to supply-side capitalistic perspectives. But a variety of healthcare metrics could be...

Developers of VADs keeping up the beat.
May 1, 2006... Developers of VADs keeping up the beat BY DON LONG CDU Managing Editor While most of the biggest headlines in cardiovascular news last year, and so far this year, have been focused on the rhythm management space of cardiovascular...

Report from Europe.
May 1, 2006... Report from Europe Sorin gains CE mark for its Chrono stent A CDU Staff Report Sorin Group (Milan, Italy) reported receiving CE marking for its new Cobalt Chrome coronary carbostent, the Chrono stent. The company said that Chrono...

Business Developments.
May 1, 2006... Business Developments Broad-based cardiac and vascular institute launched by Cordis Cordis (Miami Lakes, Florida), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, New Jersey) last month unveiled plans to develop what it called a...

Agreements.
May 1, 2006... Agreements * AGA Medical (Minneapolis), the University of Minnesota Medical School and the Minnesota Medical Foundation reported establishment of the Amplatz Chair in Radiology, a permanently endowed chair at the University of Minnesota...

Market Updates.(Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium improves survival chances from cardiac arrest )(Report)
May 1, 2006... Market Updates ROC to investigate cardiac arrest, injury Most cardiac arrest victims die before they reach the hospital, and traumatic injury is a top killer in North America. With the launch of a research program funded by the...

Personnel File.(brief)
May 1, 2006... Personnel File * Edward Brennan, PhD, previously the president and chief operating officer of CryoCor (San Diego), has been promoted to CEO and appointed to the board of directors. Brennan joined CryoCor in January 2005, and he will lead...

Product Pipeline.
May 1, 2006... Product Pipeline Karl Storz garners HDE okay for its fetoscopy device The FDA approved a humanitarian device exemption (HDE) for fetoscopy instrument sets distributed by Karl Storz Endoscopy America (Culver City, California) under the...