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Retrospective Study Says Boston’s Spinal Cord Stimulator Works at 12 Months
Whatever the value of retrospective data, Boston Scientific is touting results that make a solid case for its Precision Spectra spinal cord stimulator system
Medtronic Touts FDA Approval and Launch of Two New CRT Quadripolar Leads
Newly FDA approved, additional Attain Performa® Quadripolar Leads deliver more options so physicians can optimize delivery of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
CE Mark for World’s Only MultiPoint Pacing Pacemaker
Quadra Allure MP™ CRT-P expands the St. Jude Medical heart failure portfolio and is supported by newly presented data that demonstrate an increase in patient response to multipoint pacing therapy
Endurant ‘AAA’ Stent Graft Holding Up Well at Four Years
Study data suggest Medtronic’s Endurant AAA stent graft system for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, continues to deliver durable, consistent and proven outcomes.
Edwards Lifesciences Chips in to CardioKinetix $50 Million Financing
Edwards Lifesciences has edged its way closer to owning the Parachure Ventricular Partitioning Device, with its investment in Cardiokinetix having the right to buy string attached.
Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome Solution Upgraded from HDE to 510(k) Cleared
DePuy Synthes Spine’s VEPTR/VEPTR II Devices are the first spine devices to have such a change in regulatory status.
Zimmer Divests to Satisfy European Commission on Biomet Deal
Zimmer is having to do some offloading to satisfy EC concerns about its acquisition of Biomet
Leica Biosystems Completes Devicor Acquisition
Leica Biosystems has successfully completed the acquisition of breast biopsy instruments and consumables business, Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
BTG to Acquire PneumRx for up to $475 Million
PneumRx’s RePneu Coil is expected to become the cornerstone of BTG’s growing interventional pulmonology business.
Want to Know Whether Specific Biotronik Implant is MRI Compatible?
Biotronik, is launching ProMRI® SystemCheck, a new online tool for tracking the ProMRI status of implantable devices.
Covidien Unblocks AV Access Market with FDA Clearance of Fortrex™ PTA Balloon
Covidien plc has gained U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for its Fortrex™ over-the-wire (OTW) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheter.
CE Mark for the Covidien’s Latest Nellcor™ Bedside SpO2 Monitoring System
CE Mark approval for Nellcor™ PM100N Bedside SpO2 Patient Monitoring System brings the latest in bedside pulse oximetry to the home healthcare.
Percutaneous Kidney Stone Removal Options Expanded with New Cook Extractors
Cook Medical is launching the Perc NGage® and Perc NCompass® nitinol stone extractors for performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Boston Scientific SYNERGY™ Bioabsorbable Polymer Stent Meets Key Performance Endpoints
Boston Scientific reports that its SYNERGY™ Everolimus-Eluting Bioabsorbable Polymer Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System met its primary endpoint in the first successful U.S. pivotal trial of a bioabsorbable polymer stent.
CardioMEMS™ HF Heart Monitoring Significantly Reduced 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates
A retrospective data analysis from a study into St. Jude’s CardioMEMS™ HF monitoring sensor shows significant a reduction in 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients age 65 and older.