ADVAMED 2011: THE MEDTECH CONFERENCE DAY-TWO FOCUSES ON POLICIES TO PROMOTE LIFE CHANGING INNOVATION AROUND THE WORLD – PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH TO SPEAK
Clinical/Educational
Medtech Investing Conference takes place in London, October 4th-5th
Medtech Investing Europe is the premier and longest running Medtech investment partnering event in Europe. It’s 13th annual meeting takes place on October 4/5 at the King’s Fund, London
BIOTRONIK Announces Completion of Enrollment in the BIOLUX P-I Clinical Study Investigating Drug-eluting Balloon Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease
BIOTRONIK has announced the completion of enrollment in the BIOLUX P-I – a clinical study investigating the use of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) catheter, a promising new approach to treating disease in the more challenging peripheral vascular anatomy.
AIRSTRIP TECHNOLOGIES CEO INVITED TO ADVAMED 2011 CONFERENCE
Alan W. Portela to discuss entrance of consumer devices
into medical device ecosystem at top medtech event
What You Need to Know About This Year’s AdvaMed Conference
An Interview with AdvaMed Conference Producer Ray Briscuso in advance of the event (Sept 26-28)
Pioneering minimally invasive Scoliosis treatment
A surgeon at new York’s Montefiore Medical Center is receiving press coverage for his “breakthrough” spinal procedure to correct adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Driving innovation in European healthcare: Eucomed forum preview.
Eucomed’s Chief Executive John Wilkinson’s message resonates with MedLatest in advance of Eucomed forum.
ESVS Silver Jubilee meeting, Athens Sept 22-25
The European Society for Vascular Surgery(ESVS) celebrates its 25th anniversary at its annual congress in Athens from Sept 22-25.
Coated vs. Bare-Platinum Coils for Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
Angiographically determined aneurysm recurrence was less common with hydrogel-coated than with bare-platinum coils, but clinical relevance remains unclear.
PREVENT Study Indicates Potential for Reduced Risk of Adverse Clinical Outcomes with Enhanced BIOTRONIK Pacemaker Algorithm
Biotronik PREVENT study indicates lower percent of right ventricular pacing (%VP) correlates with less risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization, mortality and atrial fibrillation (AF)
Covidien Announces First Patient Enrollment in DEFINITIVE(TM) AR Study
Covidien has announced the start of patient enrollment in the ev3 DEFINITIVE(TM) Anti-Restenosis study taking place at Imelda Hospital in Belgium with Dr. Patrick Peeters.
MitraClip less effective than Mitral Valve Surgery: “Heart Team” approach recommended
The results of the first randomised controlled trial comparing percutaneous mitral valve repair against conventional mitral valve surgery suggests the short term advantages of the technique may be outweighed by inferior long term results compared with conventional surgery.
Covidien Announces Patient Enrollment is Complete in Parietex ProGrip(TM) Self-Fixating Mesh Inguinal Hernia Repair Study
Covidien has announced the completion of enrollment of 600 patients in its post-marketing study comparing outcomes of inguinal hernia repair with self-fixating mesh to gold-standard repair technique using sutures